Weather in Kabul in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Kabul in December
The temperature in December is +9°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +14°C during the day and a minimum of -9°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +9°C.
Is Kabul warm or cold in December?
Kabul is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +12°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -1°C to -7°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Kabul, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kabul in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +6°C | +2°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -18°C | -22°C | -27°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +18°C | +14°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 22 mm | 8 mm | 3 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 53% | 57% | 62% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1021 HPa | 1021 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 17 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 6 | 9 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +12°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +6°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 22 mm to 8 mm. Humidity rises from 53% to 57%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 17 sunny days in November to 15 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 1 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Kabul is gradually increasing during December, going from 0 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Kabul?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kabul in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+15°C) and the highest in 2013 (+22°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 115 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 454 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Kabul
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kabul, 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.