Weather in Mashhad in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Mashhad in December
Going from a maximum of +17°C during the day to a minimum of -5°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +8°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 5% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +8°C to +7°C.
Is Mashhad warm or cold in December?
Mashhad is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°C to -1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Mashhad, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Mashhad in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +9°C | +7°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -12°C | -16°C | -21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +26°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 13 mm | 11 mm | 11 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 61% | 69% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +15°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +9°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 13 mm to 11 mm. Humidity rises from 61% to 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 13 sunny days in November to 12 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Mashhad is gradually decreasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 2 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 Mashhad?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Mashhad in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+3°C) and the highest in 2010 (+16°C). The driest year was 2022 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1986 with 41 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Mashhad, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.