Haridwar Weather in December
Haridwar in December
The short of it: Haridwar in December averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 21 mm (0.83 in) of rain and about 10 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 9° · rain 21 mm · daylight 10 h 14 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & February
Thirty years of records give Haridwar an average December high of 22°, a low of 9° and some 21 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 22°, with nights near 9°. Rain is modest, about 21 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 14 min in mid-December, 22 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Haridwar runs about middling and drier than most in December. Rāīwāla Bara, 10 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Haridwar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 15 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rāīwāla BaraUttarakhand | 10 km NE | 22° | 8° | 23 mm |
| BirbhaddarUttarakhand | 18 km NE | 22° | 8° | 23 mm |
| RishīkeshUttarakhand | 22 km NE | 21° | 8° | 22 mm |
| SultānpurUttarakhand | 22 km SSW | 22° | 8° | 19 mm |
| Manu Bans GruntUttarakhand | 22 km WNW | 22° | 7° | 17 mm |
| LaksarUttarakhand | 24 km SSW | 22° | 8° | 17 mm |
| DoiwālaUttarakhand | 26 km N | 21° | 7° | 19 mm |
| NarendranagarUttarakhand | 27 km NNE | 21° | 8° | 20 mm |