Rishīkesh Weather in December
Rishīkesh in December
The short of it: Rishīkesh in December averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 22 mm (0.87 in) of rain and about 10 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 8° · rain 22 mm · daylight 10 h 13 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & December
December in Rishīkesh brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 8°, with about 22 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 21°, with nights near 8°. Rain is modest, about 22 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 13 min in mid-December, 23 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; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Rishīkesh runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Birbhaddar, 4 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Rishīkesh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BirbhaddarUttarakhand | 4 km SSW | 22° | 8° | 23 mm |
| NarendranagarUttarakhand | 6 km N | 21° | 8° | 20 mm |
| Rāīwāla BaraUttarakhand | 12 km SSW | 22° | 8° | 23 mm |
| DoiwālaUttarakhand | 19 km WNW | 21° | 7° | 19 mm |
| HaridwarUttarakhand | 22 km SW | 22° | 9° | 21 mm |
| RāipurUttarakhand | 30 km NW | 20° | 7° | 18 mm |
| DevaprayāgUttarakhand | 30 km E | 19° | 7° | 20 mm |
| Clement TownUttarakhand | 32 km WNW | 21° | 7° | 18 mm |