'Ākra Weather in December
'Ākra in December
The short of it: 'Ākra in December averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 4 °C (38 °F), with 118 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 4° · rain 118 mm · daylight 9 h 39 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give 'Ākra an average December high of 13°, a low of 4° and some 118 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 13°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 118 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 39 min in mid-December, 30 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 October and May.
Against its neighbours, 'Ākra runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. ‘Aqrah, 3 km to the NNE, is 2° cooler by day.
December in 'Ākra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 28 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘AqrahNineveh | 3 km NNE | 11° | 2° | 114 mm |
| HiloraDuhok | 30 km N | 9° | 1° | 111 mm |
| Taxe Nerwa DoskiyaDuhok | 33 km NNW | 11° | 3° | 120 mm |
| KuchkaErbil | 34 km N | 11° | 2° | 117 mm |
| ShelādizDuhok | 35 km NNW | 11° | 3° | 122 mm |
| Taxa CheyaDuhok | 35 km NNW | 11° | 3° | 122 mm |
| HetitDuhok | 36 km NNW | 11° | 2° | 124 mm |
| Ruye shenDuhok | 37 km N | 10° | 2° | 112 mm |