Basrah Weather in December
Basrah in December
The short of it: Basrah in December averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 44 mm · daylight 10 h 11 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & November
Thirty years of records give Basrah an average December high of 20°, a low of 9° and some 44 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 20°; nights run about 9°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 44 mm.
The sun is up for about 10 h 11 min in mid-December, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and November.
Against its neighbours, Basrah runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Al Hārithah, 9 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Basrah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al HārithahBasra | 9 km NNW | 20° | 9° | 46 mm |
| Abū al-KahṣībBasra | 12 km SE | 20° | 9° | 40 mm |
| Az ZubayrBasra | 15 km SSW | 20° | 9° | 36 mm |
| KhorramshahrKhuzestan | 39 km E | 20° | 9° | 46 mm |
| ŞafwānBasra | 44 km S | 21° | 9° | 28 mm |
| MīnūshahrKhuzestan | 46 km ESE | 20° | 9° | 43 mm |
| Mazāri‘ al ‘AbdalīAl Jahra Governorate | 52 km S | 21° | 9° | 26 mm |
| AbadanKhuzestan | 54 km ESE | 21° | 10° | 46 mm |