Weather in Islamabad in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Islamabad in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +20°C with a maximum of +23°C and a minimum of +4°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 21% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°C to +17°C.
Is Islamabad warm or cold in December?
Islamabad is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +23°C to +19°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +10°C to +6°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 Islamabad, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Islamabad in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +19°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | 0°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +26°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 25 mm | 32 mm | 52 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 65% | 69% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 19 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +23°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +19°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 25 mm to 32 mm. Humidity rises from 65% to 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 19 sunny days in November to 16 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
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 Islamabad is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last December in Islamabad?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Islamabad in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1997 (+25°C) and the highest in 2022 (+29°C). The driest year was 2009 with only 473 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1632 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Islamabad, 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.