December is one of the cooler months of the year in Kadapa, with average highs near 28.9°C and lows around 17.5°C (mean 23.2°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 38 mm of rainfall and 79% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Kadapa. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Kadapa was 2018 — when the month averaged 25°C — while the coldest was 1994 at 21.5°C. Typical December days reach 28.9°C with nights near 17.5°C. The long-term December temperature trend is broadly flat.
December is one of the drier months in Kadapa, averaging 38 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 1997 with 126 mm, while the driest were 1990, 2004 and 2008 at 1 mm.
Relative humidity in Kadapa during December averages 79%. The most humid December was 2024 at 86%, and the least humid was 2016 at 69%.
December receives about 4.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Kadapa. The sunniest December was 2004 at 5.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2024 at 3.6.
Average wind speed in Kadapa during December is 2 m/s. The windiest Decembers were 1983 and 1986 at 2.5 m/s, while the calmest were 2017, 2021 and 2025, among others at 1.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 23.6°C | 22.6°C | 23.0°C | 23.6°C | 23.3°C | -0.3°C |
| Avg High | 29.5°C | 28.4°C | 28.9°C | 29.5°C | 28.0°C | -1.5°C |
| Avg Low | 17.7°C | 16.9°C | 17.1°C | 17.7°C | 18.5°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 33 mm | 41 mm | 24 mm | 33 mm | 76 mm | +43 mm |
December temperatures in Kadapa have stayed relatively stable across the record.
December has ranged from a record low of 10.7°C (1981) to a record high of 33.5°C (2018).
Rainfall in December is one of the drier months, averaging 38 mm, with a wettest year of 126 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.1°C per decade while lows rose 0.3°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Kadapa
December is one of the best times to visit Kadapa. Expect days averaging 28.9°C and nights around 17.5°C (mean 23.2°C) — cooler than Kadapa's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (38 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.6°C | 21.6°C | 16.7°C | 29.1°C | 13.8°C | 42 mm | 84% | 1.7 m/s | — |
| 2024 | 28.8°C | 24.6°C | 20.4°C | 31.8°C | 16.1°C | 100 mm | 86% | 2 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 29.1°C | 24.0°C | 18.9°C | 31.4°C | 16.5°C | 110 mm | 81% | 2.3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 29.1°C | 24.2°C | 19.2°C | 31.5°C | 16.3°C | 122 mm | 83% | 2 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 27.5°C | 22.7°C | 17.8°C | 30.0°C | 13.5°C | 26 mm | 84% | 1.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 27.0°C | 22.5°C | 17.9°C | 28.5°C | 14.4°C | 54 mm | 86% | 1.9 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 28.5°C | 23.6°C | 18.8°C | 29.9°C | 16.8°C | 40 mm | 84% | 2.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2018 🔥 | 31.3°C | 25.0°C | 18.7°C | 33.5°C | 14.5°C | 22 mm | 71% | 2.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 29.4°C | 23.5°C | 17.5°C | 30.7°C | 15.3°C | 4 mm | 75% | 1.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 30.7°C | 24.2°C | 17.6°C | 32.3°C | 13.6°C | 81 mm | 69% | 1.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2015 | 27.6°C | 22.4°C | 17.2°C | 29.9°C | 14.5°C | 33 mm | 86% | 1.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2014 | 29.1°C | 23.4°C | 17.7°C | 31.4°C | 15.5°C | 51 mm | 78% | 1.9 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2013 | 30.4°C | 23.5°C | 16.6°C | 32.5°C | 13.1°C | 1 mm | 71% | 2.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2012 | 30.8°C | 24.4°C | 18.0°C | 33.1°C | 16.3°C | 44 mm | 76% | 2.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2011 | 30.0°C | 23.9°C | 17.8°C | 32.0°C | 14.5°C | 20 mm | 76% | 2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2010 | 27.4°C | 22.4°C | 17.5°C | 29.9°C | 12.3°C | 35 mm | 82% | 1.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2009 | 28.2°C | 23.3°C | 18.3°C | 29.8°C | 16.7°C | 38 mm | 82% | 2 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2008 | 28.7°C | 22.9°C | 17.2°C | 30.3°C | 13.7°C | 1 mm | 79% | 1.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2007 | 28.6°C | 23.3°C | 17.9°C | 31.9°C | 15.2°C | 30 mm | 79% | 2.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2006 | 28.6°C | 22.8°C | 17.0°C | 29.9°C | 13.3°C | 7 mm | 79% | 2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 26.8°C | 22.0°C | 17.2°C | 29.0°C | 12.6°C | 38 mm | 84% | 1.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2004 | 29.7°C | 22.8°C | 16.0°C | 31.1°C | 14.0°C | 1 mm | 75% | 2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2003 | 30.5°C | 24.0°C | 17.5°C | 33.3°C | 14.5°C | 30 mm | 72% | 2.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 30.2°C | 23.3°C | 16.5°C | 31.8°C | 14.3°C | 6 mm | 74% | 1.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2001 | 27.6°C | 22.2°C | 16.8°C | 29.1°C | 14.3°C | 56 mm | 82% | 1.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2000 | 29.6°C | 23.0°C | 16.4°C | 31.1°C | 13.6°C | 35 mm | 76% | 2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 29.5°C | 23.0°C | 16.5°C | 31.4°C | 13.8°C | 8 mm | 75% | 2.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1998 | 27.8°C | 22.2°C | 16.6°C | 29.0°C | 13.8°C | 14 mm | 79% | 1.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1997 🌧️ | 28.9°C | 24.4°C | 19.9°C | 30.3°C | 17.3°C | 126 mm | 85% | 2.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1996 | 27.3°C | 22.2°C | 17.1°C | 30.6°C | 12.7°C | 100 mm | 81% | 2.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1995 | 30.3°C | 23.3°C | 16.3°C | 31.3°C | 14.5°C | 3 mm | 71% | 2.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1994 ❄️ | 27.5°C | 21.5°C | 15.5°C | 29.1°C | 11.3°C | 55 mm | 79% | 1.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 26.7°C | 21.8°C | 16.9°C | 28.1°C | 13.9°C | 93 mm | 85% | 2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 28.1°C | 21.8°C | 15.5°C | 29.0°C | 12.8°C | 6 mm | 78% | 2.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1991 | 27.1°C | 21.7°C | 16.4°C | 30.5°C | 13.7°C | 4 mm | 83% | 1.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1990 | 30.3°C | 24.1°C | 18.0°C | 33.3°C | 14.7°C | 1 mm | 76% | 2.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1989 | 30.0°C | 23.7°C | 17.4°C | 33.1°C | 14.7°C | 26 mm | 73% | 2.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1988 | 30.3°C | 23.9°C | 17.5°C | 32.2°C | 14.4°C | 43 mm | 75% | 2.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1987 | 28.1°C | 23.2°C | 18.3°C | 30.7°C | 14.0°C | 64 mm | 82% | 2.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 31.2°C | 24.9°C | 18.6°C | 33.2°C | 14.8°C | 8 mm | 74% | 2.5 m/s | 5 |
| 1985 | 29.7°C | 23.4°C | 17.2°C | 31.4°C | 14.5°C | 43 mm | 77% | 2.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 30.3°C | 23.7°C | 17.1°C | 32.2°C | 13.8°C | 23 mm | 73% | 2.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1983 | 29.4°C | 24.0°C | 18.6°C | 32.5°C | 15.6°C | 47 mm | 79% | 2.5 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.3°C | 23.2°C | 17.1°C | 30.6°C | 14.5°C | 2 mm | 78% | 2.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 27.4°C | 22.3°C | 17.2°C | 28.8°C | 10.7°C | 40 mm | 82% | 2.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 28.9°C with lows near 17.5°C (mean 23.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 38 mm of rainfall in Kadapa, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 126 mm in 1997.
The hottest December reached 33.5°C in 2018. The coldest dipped to 10.7°C in 1981.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have risen by about 0.1°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 17.4°C to 18.6°C while daytime highs eased from 29.2°C to 28.2°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Kadapa and one of the drier months, so plan for around 28.9°C daytime highs and 17.5°C at night.
Yes — December is the coldest month of the year in Kadapa, averaging 23.2°C.
For December in Kadapa, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 28.9°C and lows of 17.5°C.
Relative humidity in December averages 79% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in December is 2 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 2.5 m/s (1983).
The wettest December on record was 1997 with 126 mm. On average, December sees 38 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Kadapa behaves each December, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for December specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
