Salmās Weather in December
Salmās in December
The short of it: Salmās in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -4° · rain 40 mm · daylight 9 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & September
Thirty years of records give Salmās an average December high of 6°, a low of -4° and some 40 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 6°, with nights near -4°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 31 min in mid-December, 31 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and September.
Against its neighbours, Salmās runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Haftvān, 3 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Salmās, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HaftvānWest Azerbaijan | 3 km SSW | 6° | -4° | 40 mm |
| Bāghcheh JīkWest Azerbaijan | 6 km ESE | 6° | -4° | 37 mm |
| KalashānWest Azerbaijan | 6 km SSE | 6° | -4° | 38 mm |
| SarnaqWest Azerbaijan | 7 km S | 5° | -4° | 40 mm |
| Tāzeh ShahrWest Azerbaijan | 7 km WSW | 5° | -5° | 43 mm |
| Ḩamzeh KandīWest Azerbaijan | 8 km ENE | 6° | -4° | 35 mm |
| ḨabashīWest Azerbaijan | 10 km E | 6° | -3° | 34 mm |
| Solţān AḩmadWest Azerbaijan | 14 km E | 6° | -3° | 31 mm |