December is one of the cooler months of the year in Ratnagiri, with average highs near 29.7°C and lows around 23.4°C (mean 26.6°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 9 mm of rainfall and 65% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Ratnagiri. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Ratnagiri was 2015 — when the month averaged 28.1°C — while the coldest was 2025 at 25.1°C. Typical December days reach 29.7°C with nights near 23.4°C. The long-term December temperature trend is broadly flat.
December is one of the drier months in Ratnagiri, averaging 9 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 2021 with 111 mm, while the driest were 2012, 2015 and 2025, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Ratnagiri during December averages 65%. The most humid December was 2019 at 74%, and the least humid was 2003 at 58%.
December receives about 4.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Ratnagiri. The sunniest Decembers were 1986 and 1988 at 5.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2019 and 2024 at 4.5.
Average wind speed in Ratnagiri during December is 3.6 m/s. The windiest Decembers were 1990 and 1998 at 4.1 m/s, while the calmest was 2021 at 3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 26.4°C | 26.1°C | 26.8°C | 26.7°C | 26.6°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg High | 29.5°C | 29.3°C | 30.2°C | 29.7°C | 29.5°C | 0°C |
| Avg Low | 23.4°C | 22.9°C | 23.5°C | 23.6°C | 23.6°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 7 mm | 12 mm | 4 mm | 3 mm | 21 mm | +14 mm |
December temperatures in Ratnagiri have stayed relatively stable across the record.
December has ranged from a record low of 18.9°C (2010) to a record high of 34.2°C (2015).
Rainfall in December is one of the drier months, averaging 9 mm, with a wettest year of 111 mm.
One of the best times to visit Ratnagiri
December is one of the best times to visit Ratnagiri. Expect days averaging 29.7°C and nights around 23.4°C (mean 26.6°C) — close to Ratnagiri's yearly average — with low rainfall (9 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 ❄️ | 29.1°C | 25.1°C | 21.1°C | 30.8°C | 19.1°C | 0 mm | 69% | 3.8 m/s | — |
| 2024 | 29.2°C | 26.6°C | 24.0°C | 31.7°C | 20.1°C | 6 mm | 73% | 3.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 30.9°C | 27.7°C | 24.4°C | 33.0°C | 22.3°C | 1 mm | 65% | 3.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 30.2°C | 27.2°C | 24.1°C | 32.1°C | 20.7°C | 4 mm | 70% | 3.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2021 🌧️ | 27.9°C | 26.0°C | 24.0°C | 29.7°C | 21.3°C | 111 mm | 73% | 3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 29.4°C | 26.7°C | 24.0°C | 30.8°C | 21.2°C | 5 mm | 69% | 3.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 29.3°C | 27.2°C | 25.1°C | 30.6°C | 22.9°C | 4 mm | 74% | 3.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 29.9°C | 26.8°C | 23.7°C | 30.8°C | 19.8°C | 0 mm | 61% | 3.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 28.8°C | 25.8°C | 22.8°C | 30.4°C | 20.5°C | 7 mm | 69% | 4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 30.7°C | 26.8°C | 22.9°C | 32.0°C | 20.6°C | 0 mm | 63% | 3.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2015 🔥 | 31.2°C | 28.1°C | 25.0°C | 34.2°C | 21.0°C | 0 mm | 59% | 3.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2014 | 29.7°C | 26.6°C | 23.5°C | 31.6°C | 21.1°C | 15 mm | 63% | 3.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2013 | 29.5°C | 26.3°C | 23.0°C | 31.6°C | 19.9°C | 1 mm | 63% | 3.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2012 | 29.5°C | 26.7°C | 23.9°C | 31.6°C | 21.5°C | 0 mm | 65% | 3.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2011 | 30.9°C | 27.2°C | 23.5°C | 32.5°C | 20.8°C | 0 mm | 63% | 3.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2010 | 27.7°C | 25.3°C | 23.0°C | 30.1°C | 18.9°C | 2 mm | 69% | 3.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2009 | 28.8°C | 26.2°C | 23.6°C | 30.9°C | 21.0°C | 1 mm | 69% | 3.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2008 | 30.3°C | 27.2°C | 24.2°C | 32.4°C | 21.9°C | 17 mm | 63% | 3.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2007 | 29.6°C | 26.8°C | 23.9°C | 31.9°C | 21.8°C | 1 mm | 66% | 3.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2006 | 30.2°C | 26.7°C | 23.2°C | 31.6°C | 20.1°C | 0 mm | 64% | 3.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2005 | 29.5°C | 26.0°C | 22.6°C | 30.7°C | 19.7°C | 1 mm | 63% | 3.9 m/s | 5 |
| 2004 | 30.6°C | 26.6°C | 22.5°C | 32.5°C | 20.7°C | 0 mm | 62% | 3.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2003 | 30.7°C | 27.4°C | 24.0°C | 32.4°C | 21.7°C | 0 mm | 58% | 3.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2002 | 30.4°C | 27.3°C | 24.3°C | 33.2°C | 23.0°C | 1 mm | 60% | 3.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2001 | 30.9°C | 27.5°C | 24.1°C | 31.8°C | 21.3°C | 0 mm | 59% | 3.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 30.5°C | 26.5°C | 22.5°C | 32.2°C | 20.3°C | 22 mm | 59% | 3.4 m/s | 5 |
| 1999 | 30.2°C | 26.6°C | 22.9°C | 31.7°C | 19.4°C | 0 mm | 60% | 3.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1998 | 29.0°C | 25.4°C | 21.8°C | 30.3°C | 19.6°C | 2 mm | 66% | 4.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1997 | 28.2°C | 26.4°C | 24.6°C | 31.7°C | 22.5°C | 98 mm | 72% | 3.5 m/s | 5 |
| 1996 | 29.4°C | 26.2°C | 23.1°C | 30.9°C | 19.6°C | 5 mm | 64% | 3.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1995 | 29.5°C | 26.3°C | 23.2°C | 31.5°C | 21.1°C | 0 mm | 64% | 3.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1994 | 29.1°C | 25.7°C | 22.2°C | 31.1°C | 19.2°C | 1 mm | 61% | 3.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 28.9°C | 25.3°C | 21.6°C | 30.2°C | 19.1°C | 12 mm | 70% | 4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1992 | 30.0°C | 26.5°C | 22.9°C | 31.2°C | 19.8°C | 0 mm | 61% | 3.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1991 | 29.1°C | 26.0°C | 22.9°C | 31.8°C | 20.9°C | 1 mm | 61% | 3.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1990 | 29.7°C | 26.7°C | 23.7°C | 31.5°C | 21.3°C | 0 mm | 69% | 4.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1989 | 29.5°C | 26.4°C | 23.3°C | 31.7°C | 20.1°C | 5 mm | 63% | 4 m/s | 5 |
| 1988 | 30.0°C | 26.2°C | 22.4°C | 31.5°C | 19.2°C | 3 mm | 66% | 3.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1987 | 30.6°C | 27.2°C | 23.9°C | 32.0°C | 19.3°C | 29 mm | 65% | 4 m/s | 5 |
| 1986 | 29.1°C | 26.1°C | 23.1°C | 32.5°C | 21.4°C | 16 mm | 62% | 3.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1985 | 29.5°C | 26.6°C | 23.8°C | 31.2°C | 20.1°C | 1 mm | 66% | 3.6 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 29.8°C | 26.6°C | 23.4°C | 32.6°C | 19.9°C | 1 mm | 63% | 3.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1983 | 28.8°C | 26.0°C | 23.2°C | 31.4°C | 21.3°C | 4 mm | 68% | 3.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.5°C | 26.6°C | 23.8°C | 31.3°C | 20.5°C | 0 mm | 66% | 3.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 29.0°C | 26.3°C | 23.6°C | 30.5°C | 20.9°C | 5 mm | 68% | 3.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 29.7°C with lows near 23.4°C (mean 26.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 9 mm of rainfall in Ratnagiri, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 111 mm in 2021.
The hottest December reached 34.2°C in 2015. The coldest dipped to 18.9°C in 2010.
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. Daytime highs rose from 29.3°C to 29.5°C while overnight lows fell from 23.6°C to 23.5°C, widening the gap between day and night.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Ratnagiri and one of the drier months, so plan for around 29.7°C daytime highs and 23.4°C at night.
Not quite — December is the 2nd coolest month in Ratnagiri, averaging 26.6°C.
For December in Ratnagiri, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.7°C and lows of 23.4°C.
Relative humidity in December averages 65% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in December is 3.6 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 4.1 m/s (1990).
The wettest December on record was 2021 with 111 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 Ratnagiri 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.
