December is one of the cooler months of the year in Kanker, with average highs near 27.4°C and lows around 8.3°C (mean 17.9°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 9 mm of rainfall and 68% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Kanker. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Kanker was 2002 — when the month averaged 21.6°C — while the coldest was 2019 at 14.9°C. Typical December days reach 27.4°C with nights near 8.3°C. The long-term trend is cooling, about 0.5°C per decade.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 18.6°C | 18.0°C | 18.6°C | 17.1°C | 16.7°C | -1.9°C |
| Avg High | 28.8°C | 27.1°C | 27.8°C | 26.9°C | 26.0°C | -2.8°C |
| Avg Low | 8.4°C | 8.8°C | 9.3°C | 7.4°C | 7.3°C | -1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 6 mm | 6 mm | 5 mm | 13 mm | 21 mm | +15 mm |
December temperatures in Kanker have fallen by about 1.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of 4.2°C (2019) to a record high of 32°C (1988).
Rainfall in December is one of the drier months, averaging 9 mm, with a wettest year of 83 mm.
A good time to visit Kanker
December is a good time to visit Kanker, with days averaging 27.4°C and nights around 8.3°C (mean 17.9°C, cooler than Kanker's yearly average) and low rainfall. February and October are marginally more temperate, but December still suits most travellers.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.3°C | 7.4°C | 15.9°C | 0 mm | 79% | 1.5 m/s | — |
| 2024 | 27.3°C | 6.4°C | 16.8°C | 19 mm | 83% | 1.7 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 26.0°C | 8.1°C | 17.1°C | 25 mm | 82% | 1.8 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 27.5°C | 8.7°C | 18.1°C | 0 mm | 78% | 1.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2021 🌧️ | 25.4°C | 5.7°C | 15.5°C | 83 mm | 79% | 1.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2020 | 25.5°C | 7.5°C | 16.5°C | 0 mm | 75% | 1.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2019 ❄️ | 25.5°C | 4.2°C | 14.9°C | 2 mm | 84% | 1.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 28.2°C | 6.3°C | 17.2°C | 47 mm | 68% | 1.6 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 25.9°C | 8.5°C | 17.2°C | 0 mm | 71% | 1.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 26.2°C | 7.4°C | 16.8°C | 0 mm | 72% | 1.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2015 | 29.9°C | 7.8°C | 18.8°C | 8 mm | 65% | 1.4 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2014 | 25.6°C | 5.7°C | 15.7°C | 1 mm | 72% | 1.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2013 | 25.5°C | 9.2°C | 17.3°C | 0 mm | 77% | 1.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 27.7°C | 7.4°C | 17.5°C | 0 mm | 72% | 1.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2011 | 28.1°C | 8.5°C | 18.3°C | 20 mm | 71% | 1.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2010 | 26.1°C | 8.5°C | 17.3°C | 51 mm | 76% | 1.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2009 | 27.8°C | 10.2°C | 19.0°C | 12 mm | 69% | 1.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 27.6°C | 10.5°C | 19.0°C | 0 mm | 67% | 1.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2007 | 27.2°C | 9.0°C | 18.1°C | 0 mm | 73% | 1.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2006 | 26.5°C | 10.0°C | 18.2°C | 0 mm | 69% | 1.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2005 | 25.6°C | 8.0°C | 16.8°C | 2 mm | 73% | 1.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2004 | 29.2°C | 9.8°C | 19.5°C | 0 mm | 62% | 1.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2003 | 25.2°C | 7.1°C | 16.2°C | 32 mm | 78% | 1.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2002 🔥 | 31.8°C | 11.4°C | 21.6°C | 0 mm | 42% | 1.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 27.2°C | 8.5°C | 17.8°C | 0 mm | 66% | 1.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 30.2°C | 8.8°C | 19.5°C | 0 mm | 30% | 1.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 26.1°C | 8.6°C | 17.3°C | 0 mm | 72% | 1.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1998 | 26.3°C | 8.8°C | 17.6°C | 0 mm | 60% | 1.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1997 | 27.9°C | 10.3°C | 19.1°C | 47 mm | 83% | 1.7 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1996 | 28.3°C | 8.1°C | 18.2°C | 0 mm | 49% | 1.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1995 | 28.0°C | 10.0°C | 19.0°C | 1 mm | 72% | 1.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1994 | 25.9°C | 8.1°C | 17.0°C | 0 mm | 68% | 1.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1993 | 25.7°C | 6.9°C | 16.3°C | 0 mm | 65% | 1.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1992 | 28.3°C | 9.5°C | 18.9°C | 0 mm | 53% | 1.4 m/s | 5 |
| 1991 | 28.2°C | 7.5°C | 17.8°C | 7 mm | 71% | 1.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1990 | 26.6°C | 10.0°C | 18.3°C | 0 mm | 80% | 1.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1989 | 27.9°C | 8.4°C | 18.1°C | 17 mm | 65% | 1.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1988 | 32.0°C | 10.7°C | 21.3°C | 1 mm | 43% | 1.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1987 | 31.0°C | 6.9°C | 19.0°C | 11 mm | 55% | 1.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1986 | 28.4°C | 10.4°C | 19.4°C | 13 mm | 72% | 1.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1985 | 27.1°C | 8.3°C | 17.7°C | 2 mm | 69% | 1.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1984 | 31.6°C | 8.0°C | 19.8°C | 0 mm | 46% | 1.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1983 | 26.7°C | 5.4°C | 16.1°C | 9 mm | 68% | 1.5 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.4°C | 9.3°C | 18.9°C | 0 mm | 67% | 1.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.4°C | 8.2°C | 17.3°C | 1 mm | 75% | 1.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 27.4°C with lows near 8.3°C (mean 17.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 9 mm of rainfall in Kanker, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 83 mm in 2021.
The hottest December reached 32°C in 1988. The coldest dipped to 4.2°C in 2019.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have fallen by about 1.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 28°C to 26.1°C and overnight lows from 7.8°C to 7.3°C over the same span.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Kanker and one of the drier months, so plan for around 27.4°C daytime highs and 8.3°C at night.
Yes — December is the coldest month of the year in Kanker, averaging 17.9°C.
For December in Kanker, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 27.4°C and lows of 8.3°C.
Relative humidity in December averages 68% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in December is 1.5 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 1.8 m/s (2023).
The wettest December on record was 2021 with 83 mm. On average, December sees 9 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 Kanker 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.
