Sotíra Weather in December
Sotíra in December
The short of it: Sotíra in December averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 115 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 8° · rain 115 mm · daylight 9 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Sotíra an average December high of 17°, a low of 8° and some 115 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 17°; nights run about 8°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 115 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 50 min in mid-December, 27 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and May.
Against its neighbours, Sotíra runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Erími, 6 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Sotíra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 61 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ErímiLimassol | 6 km SE | 19° | 10° | 99 mm |
| KolossiLarnaka | 8 km SE | 19° | 10° | 99 mm |
| ÝpsonasLimassol | 9 km ESE | 19° | 10° | 97 mm |
| TrachóniOther | 11 km ESE | 20° | 10° | 94 mm |
| Páno PolemídiaLimassol | 12 km E | 19° | 10° | 97 mm |
| Káto PolemídiaLimassol | 12 km E | 19° | 10° | 97 mm |
| LimassolLimassol | 16 km E | 20° | 10° | 97 mm |
| GermasógeiaLimassol | 20 km E | 19° | 10° | 103 mm |