Weather in Najaf in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Najaf in December
Going from a maximum of +26°C during the day to a minimum of +7°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +21°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 21% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +23°C to +19°C.
Is Najaf warm or cold in December?
Najaf is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +25°C to +19°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +13°C to +8°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 Najaf, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Najaf in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +19°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | -2°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +29°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 12 mm | 14 mm | 16 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 53% | 65% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as great as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +25°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +19°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 12 mm to 14 mm. Humidity rises from 53% to 65%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 16 sunny days in November to 15 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains great.
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 Najaf is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Najaf?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Najaf in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+30°C) and the highest in 2010 (+34°C). The driest year was 2021 with only 15 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 165 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Najaf, 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.