Herāt Weather in December
Herāt in December
The short of it: Herāt in December averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 1° · rain 40 mm · daylight 10 h 13 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & November
December in Herāt brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 1°, with about 40 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 16°; nights run about 1°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 2nd 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 layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and November.
Against its neighbours, Herāt runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Marvast, 50 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Herāt, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 25 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarvastYazd Province | 50 km NNW | 16° | 0° | 32 mm |
| Ābādeh ŢashkFars | 68 km WSW | 16° | 1° | 42 mm |
| Shahr-e BābakKerman | 72 km E | 15° | -1° | 29 mm |
| SurianFars | 82 km WNW | 12° | -3° | 30 mm |
| BavanatFars | 89 km WNW | 12° | -3° | 29 mm |
| NeyrīzFars | 95 km S | 16° | 2° | 52 mm |
| KhātūnābādKerman | 101 km E | 14° | -1° | 25 mm |
| ArsanjānFars | 104 km W | 17° | 2° | 40 mm |