December is one of the cooler months of the year in Kodagu, with average highs near 27.1°C and lows around 17°C (mean 22.1°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 21 mm of rainfall and 77% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Kodagu. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Kodagu was 2018 — when the month averaged 24.1°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 20.2°C. Typical December days reach 27.1°C with nights near 17°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
December is one of the drier months in Kodagu, averaging 21 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 2024 with 108 mm, while the driest was 2004 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Kodagu during December averages 77%. The most humid December was 1997 at 86%, and the least humid was 2016 at 64%.
December receives about 5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Kodagu. The sunniest Decembers were 1995 and 2004 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2024 at 4.4.
Average wind speed in Kodagu during December is 0.6 m/s. The windiest Decembers were 2012, 2013 and 2017, among others at 0.6 m/s, while the calmest were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 22.3°C | 21.4°C | 21.6°C | 22.5°C | 22.8°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg High | 27.4°C | 26.5°C | 26.8°C | 27.6°C | 27.4°C | 0°C |
| Avg Low | 17.2°C | 16.4°C | 16.3°C | 17.4°C | 18.2°C | +1°C |
| Avg Rain | 19 mm | 18 mm | 14 mm | 18 mm | 47 mm | +28 mm |
December temperatures in Kodagu have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of 11°C (1981) to a record high of 32.7°C (2016).
Rainfall in December is one of the drier months, averaging 21 mm, with a wettest year of 108 mm.
One of the best times to visit Kodagu
December is one of the best times to visit Kodagu. Expect days averaging 27.1°C and nights around 17°C (mean 22.1°C) — cooler than Kodagu's yearly average — with low rainfall (21 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 | 27.9°C | 22.2°C | 16.4°C | 30.0°C | 13.2°C | 12 mm | 74% | 0.5 m/s | — |
| 2024 🌧️ | 27.3°C | 23.4°C | 19.6°C | 29.2°C | 15.2°C | 108 mm | 85% | 0.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 28.0°C | 23.5°C | 19.0°C | 29.9°C | 15.6°C | 34 mm | 81% | 0.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 27.3°C | 22.6°C | 17.9°C | 29.3°C | 14.7°C | 77 mm | 80% | 0.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 26.3°C | 22.1°C | 17.9°C | 27.4°C | 14.4°C | 18 mm | 84% | 0.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 27.3°C | 22.7°C | 18.1°C | 29.2°C | 15.4°C | 33 mm | 81% | 0.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 27.2°C | 23.1°C | 19.1°C | 28.8°C | 17.2°C | 43 mm | 83% | 0.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2018 🔥 | 29.7°C | 24.1°C | 18.5°C | 31.9°C | 15.0°C | 7 mm | 72% | 0.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 27.6°C | 22.4°C | 17.2°C | 29.3°C | 14.6°C | 12 mm | 75% | 0.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 30.4°C | 23.5°C | 16.6°C | 32.7°C | 12.5°C | 34 mm | 64% | 0.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2015 | 28.1°C | 23.3°C | 18.4°C | 30.2°C | 14.4°C | 13 mm | 78% | 0.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2014 | 26.6°C | 22.1°C | 17.5°C | 28.3°C | 13.5°C | 31 mm | 80% | 0.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2013 | 26.6°C | 21.2°C | 15.8°C | 27.7°C | 12.7°C | 8 mm | 76% | 0.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 27.6°C | 22.6°C | 17.5°C | 30.0°C | 15.3°C | 7 mm | 77% | 0.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2011 | 26.9°C | 21.5°C | 16.2°C | 29.7°C | 12.4°C | 3 mm | 74% | 0.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2010 | 25.6°C | 21.6°C | 17.6°C | 27.1°C | 13.0°C | 20 mm | 85% | 0.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2009 | 26.3°C | 22.4°C | 18.5°C | 27.8°C | 14.2°C | 73 mm | 84% | 0.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 26.7°C | 21.6°C | 16.4°C | 27.8°C | 12.3°C | 9 mm | 77% | 0.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 26.6°C | 21.8°C | 17.1°C | 28.8°C | 13.6°C | 13 mm | 78% | 0.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2006 | 25.8°C | 20.8°C | 15.7°C | 27.3°C | 12.2°C | 1 mm | 79% | 0.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 26.1°C | 21.5°C | 16.9°C | 27.3°C | 12.5°C | 9 mm | 83% | 0.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2004 | 27.7°C | 21.5°C | 15.3°C | 30.4°C | 13.3°C | 0 mm | 71% | 0.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2003 | 28.2°C | 22.0°C | 15.8°C | 31.0°C | 13.5°C | 2 mm | 69% | 0.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2002 | 26.8°C | 21.0°C | 15.2°C | 27.8°C | 12.8°C | 3 mm | 75% | 0.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2001 | 26.3°C | 21.4°C | 16.4°C | 28.4°C | 12.4°C | 5 mm | 77% | 0.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2000 | 27.8°C | 21.5°C | 15.3°C | 30.6°C | 11.9°C | 21 mm | 68% | 0.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1999 | 26.3°C | 21.2°C | 16.1°C | 27.6°C | 13.4°C | 3 mm | 77% | 0.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1998 | 25.8°C | 21.3°C | 16.9°C | 27.6°C | 13.0°C | 41 mm | 81% | 0.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 26.7°C | 23.1°C | 19.6°C | 28.5°C | 17.3°C | 36 mm | 86% | 0.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1996 | 26.0°C | 21.1°C | 16.1°C | 27.2°C | 11.9°C | 35 mm | 78% | 0.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1995 | 27.2°C | 21.0°C | 14.8°C | 29.3°C | 13.5°C | 12 mm | 69% | 0.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1994 | 26.3°C | 20.7°C | 15.1°C | 28.4°C | 11.1°C | 4 mm | 75% | 0.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1993 | 26.0°C | 21.3°C | 16.7°C | 28.0°C | 14.0°C | 42 mm | 80% | 0.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 25.2°C | 20.2°C | 15.2°C | 27.0°C | 12.0°C | 1 mm | 78% | 0.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1991 | 27.4°C | 21.9°C | 16.5°C | 30.2°C | 13.7°C | 1 mm | 74% | 0.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1990 | 27.8°C | 22.5°C | 17.3°C | 30.3°C | 14.0°C | 2 mm | 74% | 0.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1989 | 26.9°C | 22.0°C | 17.0°C | 29.2°C | 13.7°C | 9 mm | 78% | 0.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1988 | 29.1°C | 22.7°C | 16.4°C | 30.6°C | 12.9°C | 10 mm | 65% | 0.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1987 | 26.0°C | 21.9°C | 17.8°C | 27.9°C | 13.4°C | 46 mm | 84% | 0.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1986 | 28.5°C | 23.3°C | 18.2°C | 30.9°C | 15.5°C | 18 mm | 75% | 0.5 m/s | 5 |
| 1985 | 27.8°C | 22.6°C | 17.4°C | 30.7°C | 13.8°C | 11 mm | 76% | 0.5 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 28.8°C | 22.5°C | 16.1°C | 31.8°C | 13.0°C | 22 mm | 69% | 0.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1983 | 26.6°C | 22.6°C | 18.5°C | 29.0°C | 15.7°C | 38 mm | 81% | 0.5 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 27.2°C | 21.9°C | 16.5°C | 29.0°C | 14.6°C | 4 mm | 73% | 0.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.1°C | 21.4°C | 16.6°C | 27.4°C | 11.0°C | 16 mm | 79% | 0.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 27.1°C with lows near 17°C (mean 22.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 21 mm of rainfall in Kodagu, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 108 mm in 2024.
The hottest December reached 32.7°C in 2016. The coldest dipped to 11°C in 1981.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have risen by about 0.6°C. Daytime highs moved from 27.3°C to 27.4°C and overnight lows from 17°C to 18.2°C over the same span.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Kodagu and one of the drier months, so plan for around 27.1°C daytime highs and 17°C at night.
Yes — December is the coldest month of the year in Kodagu, averaging 22.1°C.
For December in Kodagu, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 27.1°C and lows of 17°C.
Relative humidity in December averages 77% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in December is 0.6 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 0.6 m/s (1982).
The wettest December on record was 2024 with 108 mm. On average, December sees 21 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 Kodagu 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.
