Chios Weather in December
Chios in December
The short of it: Chios in December averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 8° · rain 119 mm · daylight 9 h 30 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
December in Chios brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 8°, with about 119 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 15°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 119 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 30 min in mid-December, 32 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Chios runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Karyés, 4 km to the NW, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Chios, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 53 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KaryésNorth Aegean | 4 km NW | 13° | 7° | 124 mm |
| VrontádosNorth Aegean | 4 km N | 14° | 8° | 119 mm |
| ChalkeióNorth Aegean | 5 km SW | 14° | 7° | 122 mm |
| ThymianáNorth Aegean | 6 km S | 15° | 8° | 119 mm |
| NeochóriNorth Aegean | 7 km SSW | 14° | 7° | 120 mm |
| KallimasiáNorth Aegean | 9 km SSW | 14° | 7° | 120 mm |
| Ágios Geórgios SykoúsisNorth Aegean | 9 km SW | 13° | 7° | 124 mm |
| TholopotámiNorth Aegean | 10 km SW | 13° | 7° | 124 mm |