Tehran Weather in December
Tehran in December
The short of it: Tehran in December averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 45 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 10° · low 4° · rain 35 mm · daylight 9 h 45 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
December in Tehran brings afternoons near 10° and nights around 4°, with about 35 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 10°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 35 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 45 min in mid-December, 28 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, Tehran runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Vaḩīdīyeh, 5 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Tehran, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VaḩīdīyehTehran | 5 km ENE | 10° | 3° | 33 mm |
| Shahrak-e QodsTehran | 8 km NNW | 9° | 2° | 30 mm |
| Morteẕá GerdTehran | 12 km SSW | 10° | 3° | 31 mm |
| TajrīshTehran | 12 km N | 8° | 1° | 27 mm |
| Shahrak-e ‘Alā’īnTehran | 13 km SSE | 11° | 4° | 27 mm |
| AndīshehTehran | 14 km WNW | 10° | 3° | 33 mm |
| Chahār DangehTehran | 14 km SW | 10° | 3° | 32 mm |
| BāqershahrTehran | 18 km S | 11° | 3° | 27 mm |