Sétif Weather in December
Sétif in December
The short of it: Sétif in December averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 2° · rain 50 mm · daylight 9 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Sétif an average December high of 11°, a low of 2° and some 50 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 11°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 50 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 42 min in mid-December, 29 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Sétif runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Aïn Arnat, 9 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Sétif, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aïn ArnatSétif | 9 km W | 11° | 2° | 50 mm |
| El EulmaSétif | 25 km E | 11° | 2° | 62 mm |
| Aïn OulmeneSétif | 32 km SSW | 11° | 2° | 31 mm |
| BougaaSétif | 33 km WNW | 9° | 2° | 75 mm |
| BaborSétif | 35 km NNE | 11° | 3° | 115 mm |
| Salah BeySétif | 39 km SSW | 10° | 2° | 31 mm |
| ’Aïn AzelSétif | 42 km SSE | 11° | 2° | 33 mm |
| Râs el OuedBordj Bou Arréridj | 44 km SW | 9° | 1° | 39 mm |