Şāḩeb Weather in December
Şāḩeb in December
The short of it: Şāḩeb in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 42 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 7° · low -3° · rain 60 mm · daylight 9 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Şāḩeb an average December high of 7°, a low of -3° and some 60 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 7°; nights run about -3°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 6th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 42 min in mid-December, 29 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, 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, Şāḩeb runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Saqqez, 18 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Şāḩeb, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaqqezKurdistan Province | 18 km WNW | 8° | -3° | 64 mm |
| BūkānWest Azerbaijan | 42 km NNW | 8° | -1° | 58 mm |
| EbrāhīmābādKurdistan Province | 42 km SE | 5° | -4° | 53 mm |
| Shāhīn DezhWest Azerbaijan | 54 km N | 9° | -1° | 48 mm |
| Chap DarrehWest Azerbaijan | 56 km ENE | 6° | -4° | 41 mm |
| ChowplūWest Azerbaijan | 56 km NE | 4° | -5° | 39 mm |
| BānehKurdistan Province | 57 km WSW | 8° | -2° | 90 mm |
| MaḩmūdābādWest Azerbaijan | 58 km N | 9° | -1° | 49 mm |