December is one of the cooler months of the year in Dantewada, with average highs near 28.9°C and lows around 9°C (mean 19°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 8 mm of rainfall and 67% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Dantewada. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Dantewada was 2002 — when the month averaged 22.4°C — while the coldest were 1998 and 2021 at 16.9°C. Typical December days reach 28.9°C with nights near 9°C. The long-term trend is cooling, about 0.2°C per decade.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 19.4°C | 18.5°C | 19.7°C | 18.7°C | 18.2°C | -1.2°C |
| Avg High | 29.6°C | 28.1°C | 29.5°C | 29.1°C | 28.3°C | -1.3°C |
| Avg Low | 9.3°C | 8.9°C | 10.0°C | 8.4°C | 8.1°C | -1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 3 mm | 3 mm | 6 mm | 10 mm | 19 mm | +15 mm |
December temperatures in Dantewada have fallen by about 0.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of 6.4°C (2018) to a record high of 32.8°C (2002).
Rainfall in December is one of the drier months, averaging 8 mm, with a wettest year of 59 mm.
A good time to visit Dantewada
December is a good time to visit Dantewada, with days averaging 28.9°C and nights around 9°C (mean 19°C, cooler than Dantewada's yearly average) and low rainfall. January and February are marginally more temperate, but December still suits most travellers.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.8°C | 7.7°C | 17.3°C | 0 mm | 75% | 1.3 m/s | — |
| 2024 | 29.7°C | 8.2°C | 18.9°C | 44 mm | 76% | 1.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 29.0°C | 8.6°C | 18.8°C | 57 mm | 74% | 1.5 m/s | 4 |
| 2022 | 29.7°C | 10.5°C | 20.1°C | 2 mm | 73% | 1.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 27.2°C | 6.6°C | 16.9°C | 9 mm | 76% | 1.4 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 27.4°C | 7.2°C | 17.3°C | 0 mm | 72% | 1.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 27.5°C | 8.8°C | 18.2°C | 1 mm | 78% | 1.1 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 29.3°C | 6.4°C | 17.8°C | 38 mm | 68% | 1.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 28.3°C | 8.0°C | 18.1°C | 0 mm | 69% | 1.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 29.0°C | 8.8°C | 18.9°C | 0 mm | 67% | 1.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2015 | 30.9°C | 9.0°C | 19.9°C | 12 mm | 68% | 1.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2014 | 28.9°C | 7.6°C | 18.3°C | 3 mm | 66% | 1.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2013 | 28.1°C | 8.8°C | 18.4°C | 0 mm | 75% | 1.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 30.4°C | 9.5°C | 19.9°C | 0 mm | 68% | 1.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2011 | 30.9°C | 9.5°C | 20.2°C | 9 mm | 58% | 1.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2010 | 27.2°C | 7.2°C | 17.2°C | 39 mm | 77% | 1.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2009 | 29.6°C | 10.4°C | 20.0°C | 1 mm | 65% | 1.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 30.8°C | 11.0°C | 20.9°C | 1 mm | 61% | 1.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2007 | 30.6°C | 10.5°C | 20.5°C | 0 mm | 68% | 1.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2006 | 28.1°C | 9.7°C | 18.9°C | 0 mm | 72% | 1.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 27.2°C | 8.5°C | 17.8°C | 2 mm | 73% | 1.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2004 | 28.4°C | 10.0°C | 19.2°C | 0 mm | 69% | 1.2 m/s | 5 |
| 2003 🌧️ | 27.0°C | 9.2°C | 18.1°C | 59 mm | 77% | 1.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2002 🔥 | 32.8°C | 11.9°C | 22.4°C | 1 mm | 43% | 1.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2001 | 28.8°C | 9.4°C | 19.1°C | 0 mm | 63% | 1.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 31.3°C | 9.2°C | 20.3°C | 0 mm | 38% | 1.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 27.9°C | 7.9°C | 17.9°C | 0 mm | 67% | 1.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1998 ❄️ | 26.0°C | 7.8°C | 16.9°C | 0 mm | 71% | 1.2 m/s | 5 |
| 1997 | 29.1°C | 11.3°C | 20.2°C | 28 mm | 78% | 1.1 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1996 | 30.7°C | 8.9°C | 19.8°C | 2 mm | 52% | 1.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 28.1°C | 9.5°C | 18.8°C | 0 mm | 74% | 1.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1994 | 27.5°C | 7.8°C | 17.7°C | 0 mm | 65% | 1 m/s | 5 |
| 1993 | 27.3°C | 8.0°C | 17.6°C | 1 mm | 66% | 1.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1992 | 29.5°C | 9.4°C | 19.4°C | 0 mm | 57% | 1.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1991 | 27.5°C | 8.8°C | 18.1°C | 4 mm | 74% | 1.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1990 | 27.4°C | 9.4°C | 18.4°C | 0 mm | 77% | 1.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1989 | 28.8°C | 8.1°C | 18.4°C | 5 mm | 62% | 1.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1988 | 30.6°C | 10.5°C | 20.5°C | 3 mm | 54% | 1.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1987 | 31.1°C | 9.8°C | 20.5°C | 4 mm | 55% | 1.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1986 | 29.4°C | 10.1°C | 19.8°C | 4 mm | 68% | 1.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1985 | 29.4°C | 8.9°C | 19.1°C | 5 mm | 68% | 1.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 32.1°C | 9.8°C | 21.0°C | 0 mm | 47% | 1.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1983 | 27.6°C | 7.1°C | 17.3°C | 7 mm | 71% | 1.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.7°C | 9.7°C | 19.2°C | 1 mm | 71% | 1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.3°C | 10.1°C | 19.2°C | 1 mm | 69% | 1.5 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 9°C (mean 19°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 8 mm of rainfall in Dantewada, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 59 mm in 2003.
The hottest December reached 32.8°C in 2002. The coldest dipped to 6.4°C in 2018.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have fallen by about 0.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 29.2°C to 28.5°C and overnight lows from 9.1°C to 8.3°C over the same span.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Dantewada and one of the drier months, so plan for around 28.9°C daytime highs and 9°C at night.
Yes — December is the coldest month of the year in Dantewada, averaging 19°C.
For December in Dantewada, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 28.9°C and lows of 9°C.
Relative humidity in December averages 67% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in December is 1.2 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 1.5 m/s (1981).
The wettest December on record was 2003 with 59 mm. On average, December sees 8 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 Dantewada 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.
