Pahalgam Weather in December
Pahalgam in December
The short of it: Pahalgam in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -5° · rain 69 mm · daylight 9 h 54 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & June
December in Pahalgam brings afternoons near 5° and nights around -5°, with about 69 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 5°; nights run about -5°. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 54 min in mid-December, 27 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and June.
Against its neighbours, Pahalgam runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Aish Maqām, 17 km to the S, is 5° warmer by day.
December in Pahalgam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 32 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aish MaqāmJammu and Kashmir | 17 km S | 10° | -2° | 68 mm |
| TrālJammu and Kashmir | 21 km WSW | 11° | -1° | 58 mm |
| Seer HamdanJammu and Kashmir | 26 km SSW | 11° | -1° | 69 mm |
| KhreuhJammu and Kashmir | 29 km W | 11° | -1° | 49 mm |
| MattanJammu and Kashmir | 30 km SSW | 11° | -1° | 69 mm |
| AwantipurJammu and Kashmir | 30 km WSW | 10° | -2° | 60 mm |
| BijbeharaJammu and Kashmir | 32 km SW | 11° | -1° | 59 mm |
| KhonmohJammu and Kashmir | 34 km W | 10° | -2° | 51 mm |