Pétra Weather in December
Pétra in December
The short of it: Pétra in December averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 115 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 24 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 13° · low 6° · rain 115 mm · daylight 9 h 24 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
December in Pétra brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 6°, with about 115 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 13°, with nights near 6°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 115 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 24 min in mid-December, 33 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, Pétra runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Stýpsi, 4 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Pétra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 37 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StýpsiNorth Aegean | 4 km ESE | 12° | 5° | 120 mm |
| MíthymnaNorth Aegean | 5 km N | 13° | 7° | 112 mm |
| SkoutárosNorth Aegean | 5 km SW | 13° | 7° | 113 mm |
| DáfiaNorth Aegean | 10 km SSE | 13° | 6° | 115 mm |
| KalloníNorth Aegean | 11 km SSE | 13° | 6° | 115 mm |
| Agía ParaskevíNorth Aegean | 12 km SE | 13° | 6° | 115 mm |
| MantamádosNorth Aegean | 14 km E | 13° | 6° | 115 mm |
| ParákoilaNorth Aegean | 18 km S | 13° | 6° | 117 mm |