Padam Weather in December
Padam in December
The short of it: Padam in December averages a high of -3 °C (26 °F) and a low of -15 °C (6 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 9 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -15° · rain 15 mm · daylight 9 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Padam an average December high of -3°, a low of -15° and some 15 mm of rain. Highs fall 8° against November, to near -3°; nights run about -15°. Rain is scarce, about 15 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 57 min in mid-December, 26 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Padam runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Bunjwah, 94 km to the WSW, is 12° warmer by day.
December in Padam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BunjwahJammu and Kashmir | 94 km WSW | 9° | -2° | 62 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 97 km NE | 2° | -11° | 7.0 mm |
| KyelangHimachal Pradesh | 100 km S | 2° | -10° | 28 mm |
| LehLadakh | 101 km NE | 1° | -12° | 6.0 mm |
| KishtwārJammu and Kashmir | 105 km W | 12° | 1° | 64 mm |
| BhadarwāhJammu and Kashmir | 121 km WSW | 11° | 1° | 69 mm |
| ChambaHimachal Pradesh | 124 km SW | 17° | 6° | 58 mm |
| DodaJammu and Kashmir | 129 km WSW | 15° | 3° | 59 mm |