Derbendîxan Weather in December
Derbendîxan in December
The short of it: Derbendîxan in December averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 6° · rain 98 mm · daylight 9 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & April
Thirty years of records give Derbendîxan an average December high of 16°, a low of 6° and some 98 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 16°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 3rd 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and April.
Against its neighbours, Derbendîxan runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Halabja, 28 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Derbendîxan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 39 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HalabjaHalabja | 28 km ENE | 15° | 4° | 113 mm |
| OzgolehKermanshah Province | 34 km SSE | 16° | 5° | 94 mm |
| NowsūdKermanshah Province | 47 km E | 13° | 3° | 111 mm |
| SulaymaniyahSulaymaniyah | 55 km NNW | 13° | 4° | 107 mm |
| NeyKurdistan Province | 58 km NE | 10° | 0° | 121 mm |
| NāvKurdistan Province | 60 km E | 11° | 2° | 103 mm |
| BaynjiwaynSulaymaniyah | 61 km NNE | 9° | 0° | 128 mm |
| PāvehKermanshah Province | 61 km E | 9° | -1° | 90 mm |