Erbil Weather in December
Erbil in December
The short of it: Erbil in December averages a high of 14 °C (56 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 5° · rain 79 mm · daylight 9 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
December in Erbil brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 5°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 14°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 42 min in mid-December, 29 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Erbil runs about middling and drier than most in December. Khasnahzān, 12 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Erbil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 26 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KhasnahzānErbil | 12 km E | 14° | 4° | 95 mm |
| BaḥarkahErbil | 14 km N | 14° | 4° | 89 mm |
| PīrmāmErbil | 27 km NE | 12° | 3° | 110 mm |
| XebatErbil | 32 km WNW | 14° | 5° | 77 mm |
| ShaqlāwahErbil | 37 km NE | 11° | 2° | 112 mm |
| ḨarirErbil | 50 km NE | 11° | 3° | 105 mm |
| KoysinceqErbil | 57 km ESE | 14° | 5° | 100 mm |
| Al-HamdaniyaNineveh | 57 km W | 15° | 5° | 75 mm |