December is one of the cooler months of the year in Chikkamagaluru, with average highs near 25.3°C and lows around 14.8°C (mean 20.1°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 13 mm of rainfall and 79% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Chikkamagaluru. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Chikkamagaluru was 2023 — when the month averaged 22.7°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 18.3°C. Typical December days reach 25.3°C with nights near 14.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
December is one of the drier months in Chikkamagaluru, averaging 13 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 2024 with 71 mm, while the driest were 2004, 2006 and 2011, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Chikkamagaluru during December averages 79%. The most humid Decembers were 1997 and 2024 at 86%, and the least humid was 2016 at 62%.
December receives about 5.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Chikkamagaluru. The sunniest December was 2004 at 5.7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2024 at 4.3.
Average wind speed in Chikkamagaluru during December is 0.9 m/s. The windiest Decembers were 1992, 1996 and 2007 at 1 m/s, while the calmest were 1997, 2018 and 2024, among others at 0.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 20.1°C | 19.4°C | 19.5°C | 20.7°C | 21.1°C | +1°C |
| Avg High | 25.2°C | 24.6°C | 24.9°C | 26.2°C | 26.1°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Low | 15.0°C | 14.2°C | 14.1°C | 15.2°C | 16.2°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 13 mm | 12 mm | 7 mm | 9 mm | 29 mm | +16 mm |
December temperatures in Chikkamagaluru have risen by about 1.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of 8.2°C (1981) to a record high of 30.6°C (2018).
Rainfall in December is one of the drier months, averaging 13 mm, with a wettest year of 71 mm.
One of the best times to visit Chikkamagaluru
December is one of the best times to visit Chikkamagaluru. Expect days averaging 25.3°C and nights around 14.8°C (mean 20.1°C) — cooler than Chikkamagaluru's yearly average — with low rainfall (13 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 | 26.0°C | 20.1°C | 14.3°C | 27.5°C | 11.1°C | 7 mm | 76% | 0.9 m/s | — |
| 2024 🌧️ | 26.1°C | 22.0°C | 17.9°C | 27.7°C | 12.8°C | 71 mm | 86% | 0.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2023 🔥 | 28.4°C | 22.7°C | 17.0°C | 30.2°C | 13.2°C | 21 mm | 73% | 0.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 25.6°C | 20.8°C | 16.0°C | 27.4°C | 12.4°C | 33 mm | 82% | 0.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 25.1°C | 20.5°C | 15.8°C | 26.4°C | 12.1°C | 15 mm | 84% | 0.8 m/s | 5 |
| 2020 | 25.5°C | 20.7°C | 15.9°C | 26.9°C | 12.8°C | 27 mm | 84% | 0.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 26.2°C | 21.7°C | 17.2°C | 28.2°C | 15.2°C | 27 mm | 83% | 0.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 28.7°C | 22.4°C | 16.1°C | 30.6°C | 12.9°C | 1 mm | 66% | 0.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 26.7°C | 20.8°C | 15.0°C | 27.8°C | 11.9°C | 4 mm | 74% | 0.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 28.4°C | 21.4°C | 14.4°C | 29.9°C | 11.4°C | 23 mm | 62% | 0.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2015 | 27.2°C | 21.7°C | 16.2°C | 28.4°C | 11.7°C | 3 mm | 78% | 0.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2014 | 24.9°C | 20.0°C | 15.1°C | 26.4°C | 11.2°C | 20 mm | 82% | 0.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 24.8°C | 19.0°C | 13.3°C | 26.6°C | 9.6°C | 3 mm | 76% | 0.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2012 | 25.9°C | 20.6°C | 15.4°C | 27.7°C | 12.9°C | 3 mm | 79% | 0.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2011 | 25.3°C | 19.6°C | 14.0°C | 27.1°C | 10.8°C | 0 mm | 75% | 0.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2010 | 24.3°C | 19.8°C | 15.3°C | 25.8°C | 10.3°C | 10 mm | 85% | 0.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2009 | 24.8°C | 20.6°C | 16.4°C | 26.5°C | 13.0°C | 46 mm | 85% | 0.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 25.1°C | 19.7°C | 14.3°C | 26.6°C | 10.2°C | 4 mm | 78% | 0.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2007 | 24.7°C | 19.9°C | 15.1°C | 26.3°C | 11.9°C | 6 mm | 81% | 1 m/s | 5 |
| 2006 | 24.8°C | 19.3°C | 13.9°C | 26.3°C | 10.0°C | 0 mm | 78% | 0.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 24.5°C | 19.6°C | 14.7°C | 26.1°C | 10.3°C | 2 mm | 83% | 0.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2004 | 25.2°C | 19.0°C | 12.8°C | 26.8°C | 10.7°C | 0 mm | 73% | 0.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2003 | 25.4°C | 19.5°C | 13.5°C | 27.3°C | 11.1°C | 2 mm | 74% | 0.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2002 | 25.2°C | 19.2°C | 13.2°C | 25.9°C | 11.0°C | 0 mm | 73% | 0.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2001 | 24.5°C | 19.3°C | 14.2°C | 26.2°C | 10.4°C | 1 mm | 79% | 0.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2000 | 24.7°C | 18.9°C | 13.0°C | 27.0°C | 10.3°C | 5 mm | 75% | 0.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1999 | 24.4°C | 19.0°C | 13.7°C | 25.9°C | 10.8°C | 0 mm | 79% | 0.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1998 | 24.4°C | 19.3°C | 14.3°C | 26.2°C | 9.9°C | 22 mm | 81% | 0.9 m/s | 5 |
| 1997 | 26.0°C | 21.9°C | 17.8°C | 27.8°C | 15.0°C | 25 mm | 86% | 0.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 24.2°C | 19.2°C | 14.1°C | 25.7°C | 10.0°C | 14 mm | 80% | 1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1995 | 24.4°C | 18.5°C | 12.5°C | 25.4°C | 10.8°C | 13 mm | 75% | 0.9 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1994 | 24.2°C | 18.5°C | 12.8°C | 25.9°C | 8.7°C | 1 mm | 78% | 0.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1993 | 24.6°C | 19.6°C | 14.5°C | 26.0°C | 11.8°C | 39 mm | 82% | 0.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 23.8°C | 18.3°C | 12.9°C | 25.6°C | 9.5°C | 0 mm | 78% | 1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 24.2°C | 19.1°C | 14.1°C | 26.5°C | 11.5°C | 0 mm | 81% | 0.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1990 | 25.6°C | 20.3°C | 15.1°C | 27.2°C | 11.5°C | 1 mm | 77% | 0.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1989 | 25.0°C | 20.0°C | 14.9°C | 26.7°C | 11.7°C | 9 mm | 81% | 0.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1988 | 24.8°C | 19.4°C | 13.9°C | 26.1°C | 10.5°C | 8 mm | 76% | 0.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1987 | 24.9°C | 20.3°C | 15.7°C | 26.6°C | 10.6°C | 44 mm | 83% | 0.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1986 | 25.6°C | 20.8°C | 15.9°C | 27.3°C | 12.5°C | 11 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 5 |
| 1985 | 25.6°C | 20.3°C | 15.0°C | 27.2°C | 11.0°C | 4 mm | 77% | 0.8 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 26.2°C | 20.0°C | 13.8°C | 28.2°C | 10.4°C | 4 mm | 71% | 0.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1983 | 25.1°C | 20.8°C | 16.5°C | 27.5°C | 12.8°C | 30 mm | 83% | 0.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 24.8°C | 19.5°C | 14.2°C | 26.1°C | 11.8°C | 0 mm | 78% | 0.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 24.6°C | 19.6°C | 14.7°C | 26.1°C | 8.2°C | 7 mm | 81% | 0.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 25.3°C with lows near 14.8°C (mean 20.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 13 mm of rainfall in Chikkamagaluru, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 71 mm in 2024.
The hottest December reached 30.6°C in 2018. The coldest dipped to 8.2°C in 1981.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have risen by about 1.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 25.3°C to 26.2°C and overnight lows from 14.8°C to 16.2°C over the same span.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Chikkamagaluru and one of the drier months, so plan for around 25.3°C daytime highs and 14.8°C at night.
Yes — December is the coldest month of the year in Chikkamagaluru, averaging 20.1°C.
For December in Chikkamagaluru, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 25.3°C and lows of 14.8°C.
Relative humidity in December averages 79% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in December is 0.9 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 1 m/s (1992).
The wettest December on record was 2024 with 71 mm. On average, December sees 13 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 Chikkamagaluru 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.
