December Rainfall and Precipitation in India
Monthly rainfall totals, rainy days and the driest cities across India in December.
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Monthly precipitation
0 mm (0 in) dry → 150 mm (5.9 in) wet
Marker color shows total monthly precipitation in December: pale blue is dry, deep blue is wet.
Regions and islands in India
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- Andaman Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
- Delhi NCR
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Jim Corbett National Park
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Ladakh
- Lahaul and Spiti district
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Orissa
- Pondicherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Spiti Valley
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Vypin Island
- West Bengal
Popular cities in India
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- Agra
- Ahmedabad
- Alappuzha
- Amritsar
- Anjuna
- Baga
- Bengaluru
- Bhopal
- Bodh Gaya
- Calangute
- Candolim
- Chandīgarh
- Chennai
- Coimbatore
- Darjeeling
- Dharamshala
- Gangtok
- Gurugram
- Guwahati
- Havelock Island
- Hisār
- Hyderabad
- Imphal
- Indore
- Itānagar
- Jaipur
- Jaisalmer
- Jodhpur
- Kasol
- Kaza
- Kedarnath
- Kochi
- Kodaikānāl
- Kohīma
- Kolkata
- Kongthong
- Kovalam
- Kumarakom
- Leh
- Lonavala
- Lucknow
- Manāli
- McLeod Ganj
- Mumbai
- Munnar
- Mysore / Mysuru
- New Delhi
- Noida
- Ooty
- Pauri
- Pawas
- Pondicherry
- Pune
- Pushkar
- Raipur
- Rajkot
- Rishīkesh
- Rānchī
- Shillong
- Shimla
- Shirdi
- Srinagar
- Sūrat
- Thekkady
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Tirupati
- Udaipur
- Varanasi
- Varkala
- Āīzawl
India precipitation in December: frequently asked questions
How much rainfall does India receive in December?
In December, New Delhi typically receives modest rainfall, around 7.4 mm (0.3 in), making this a relatively dry month.
How many days does it rain in India in December?
New Delhi sees roughly a single day rainy days during December.
Is December part of the rainy season in India?
Not really. December is outside the wettest stretch of the year in India.
What is the wettest city in December in India?
In our database, Lachen stands out as having an average snow/rainfall level of 556 mm (22 in), making it the wettest location.
What is the driest city in December in India?
The driest place is Mundra with an average rainfall of 0.3 mm (0.01 in) according to our data.
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