Srinagar Weather in December
Srinagar in December
The short of it: Srinagar in December averages a high of 10 °C (51 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low -1° · rain 37 mm · daylight 9 h 53 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & September
December in Srinagar brings afternoons near 10° and nights around -1°, with about 37 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 10°, with nights near -1°. Rain is modest, about 37 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 53 min in mid-December, 27 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 October and September.
Against its neighbours, Srinagar runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Badāmibāgh, 5 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Srinagar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BadāmibāghJammu and Kashmir | 5 km ESE | 10° | -1° | 42 mm |
| SoyībugJammu and Kashmir | 9 km W | 11° | -1° | 33 mm |
| KrālapurJammu and Kashmir | 10 km S | 11° | -1° | 40 mm |
| BadgāmJammu and Kashmir | 11 km SW | 11° | -1° | 36 mm |
| YechagāmJammu and Kashmir | 12 km SSW | 11° | -2° | 39 mm |
| PāmpurJammu and Kashmir | 13 km SE | 11° | -1° | 44 mm |
| ChadooraJammu and Kashmir | 16 km S | 11° | -1° | 41 mm |
| GanderbalJammu and Kashmir | 16 km N | 10° | -1° | 33 mm |