Ooty Weather in December
Ooty in December
The short of it: Ooty in December averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 64 mm · daylight 11 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & February
Thirty years of records give Ooty an average December high of 20°, a low of 7° and some 64 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 20°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 27 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and February.
Against its neighbours, Ooty runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Coonoor, 13 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Ooty, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 93 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoonoorTamil Nadu | 13 km ESE | 21° | 10° | 56 mm |
| KotagiriTamil Nadu | 18 km E | 20° | 9° | 56 mm |
| GudalurTamil Nadu | 26 km WNW | 26° | 16° | 32 mm |
| MettupalayamTamil Nadu | 29 km ESE | 30° | 20° | 42 mm |
| KāramadaiTamil Nadu | 35 km ESE | 30° | 20° | 46 mm |
| TondalamTamil Nadu | 39 km WNW | 26° | 16° | 30 mm |
| GundlupētKarnataka | 44 km N | 28° | 16° | 21 mm |
| TudiyalūrTamil Nadu | 46 km SE | 30° | 20° | 50 mm |