Manāli Weather in December
Manāli in December
The short of it: Manāli in December averages a high of 10 °C (49 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 0° · rain 43 mm · daylight 10 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & November
December in Manāli brings afternoons near 10° and nights around 0°, with about 43 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 10°, with nights near 0°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 3 min in mid-December, 25 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and November.
Against its neighbours, Manāli runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Nagar, 13 km to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Manāli, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 18 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NagarHimachal Pradesh | 13 km S | 12° | 2° | 44 mm |
| KuluHimachal Pradesh | 34 km S | 13° | 4° | 41 mm |
| KyelangHimachal Pradesh | 38 km NNW | 2° | -10° | 28 mm |
| ShamshiHimachal Pradesh | 44 km S | 16° | 6° | 39 mm |
| BhuntarHimachal Pradesh | 44 km S | 16° | 6° | 39 mm |
| JogindarnagarHimachal Pradesh | 47 km SW | 18° | 7° | 34 mm |
| PālampurHimachal Pradesh | 60 km WSW | 17° | 7° | 43 mm |
| MandiHimachal Pradesh | 65 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 32 mm |