Weather in Delhi in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Delhi in December
Going from a maximum of +25°C during the day to a minimum of +8°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +23°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 59% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +25°C to +15°C.
Is Delhi warm or cold in December?
Delhi is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +28°C to +22°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +14°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Delhi, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Delhi in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +22°C | +20°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +2°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +31°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 5 mm | 13 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 60% | 68% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 25 | 21 | 17 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as great as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +28°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +22°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 2 mm to 5 mm. Humidity rises from 60% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 25 sunny days in November to 21 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Delhi is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last December in Delhi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Delhi in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1997 (+29°C) and the highest in 1987 (+32°C). The driest year was 2014 with only 56 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1983 with 879 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Delhi, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.