Shimla Weather in December
Shimla in December
The short of it: Shimla in December averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 5° · rain 28 mm · daylight 10 h 8 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Shimla an average December high of 14°, a low of 5° and some 28 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 14°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 28 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 8 min in mid-December, 24 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Shimla runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Sabāthu, 22 km to the SW, is 4° warmer by day.
December in Shimla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SabāthuHimachal Pradesh | 22 km SW | 18° | 6° | 21 mm |
| SolanHimachal Pradesh | 22 km SSW | 16° | 5° | 24 mm |
| KasauliHimachal Pradesh | 30 km SW | 16° | 6° | 22 mm |
| ParwanooHimachal Pradesh | 36 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 19 mm |
| KālkaHimachal Pradesh | 36 km SW | 19° | 7° | 16 mm |
| BaddiHimachal Pradesh | 39 km WSW | 21° | 8° | 15 mm |
| PinjaurHaryana | 41 km SW | 21° | 8° | 15 mm |
| NālāgarhHimachal Pradesh | 43 km W | 21° | 8° | 17 mm |