Namche Bazaar Weather in December
Namche Bazaar in December
The short of it: Namche Bazaar in December averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 10 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low -5° · rain 16 mm · daylight 10 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & June
December in Namche Bazaar brings afternoons near 8° and nights around -5°, with about 16 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near -5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 11th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 10 h 23 min in mid-December, 20 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and June.
Against its neighbours, Namche Bazaar runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Chari̇̄koṭ, 67 km to the WSW, is 9° warmer by day.
December in Namche Bazaar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chari̇̄koṭBagmati Province | 67 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 16 mm |
| Khā̃dbāri̇̄Koshi | 68 km SE | 22° | 10° | 13 mm |
| ChautārāBagmati Province | 98 km W | 18° | 7° | 14 mm |
| DhankutāKoshi | 110 km SE | 21° | 9° | 7.0 mm |
| TriyugaKoshi | 113 km S | 24° | 11° | 5.0 mm |
| DhulikhelBagmati Province | 117 km W | 18° | 5° | 13 mm |
| BanepāBagmati Province | 119 km W | 18° | 5° | 12 mm |
| PanautiBagmati Province | 120 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 12 mm |