Sitia Weather in December
Sitia in December
The short of it: Sitia in December averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 11 °C (53 °F), with 108 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 9 h 48 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 17° · low 11° · rain 108 mm · daylight 9 h 48 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
December in Sitia brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 11°, with about 108 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 11°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 108 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 48 min in mid-December, 28 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 May and October.
Against its neighbours, Sitia runs about middling and drier than most in December. Palekastro, 14 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Sitia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 50 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PalekastroCrete | 14 km E | 17° | 12° | 116 mm |
| Kaló ChorióCrete | 19 km SSE | 14° | 8° | 144 mm |
| StavrochóriCrete | 21 km SW | 16° | 10° | 128 mm |
| AnálipsiCrete | 22 km SSW | 18° | 11° | 103 mm |
| Makry-GialosCrete | 22 km SSW | 18° | 11° | 103 mm |
| KoutsourásCrete | 24 km SW | 17° | 11° | 106 mm |
| KavoúsiCrete | 24 km WSW | 15° | 9° | 135 mm |
| Pacheía ÁmmosCrete | 29 km WSW | 17° | 11° | 109 mm |