Hetit Weather in December
Hetit in December
The short of it: Hetit in December averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 124 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 38 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 11° · low 2° · rain 124 mm · daylight 9 h 38 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Hetit an average December high of 11°, a low of 2° and some 124 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 11°; nights run about 2°. Wet spells are common — about 124 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 38 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, Hetit runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Taxa Cheya, 3 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Hetit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 40 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxa CheyaDuhok | 3 km E | 11° | 3° | 122 mm |
| ShelādizDuhok | 4 km E | 11° | 3° | 122 mm |
| Taxe Nerwa DoskiyaDuhok | 6 km ESE | 11° | 3° | 120 mm |
| Dêrelûk Devera NihêliyaDuhok | 7 km WNW | 11° | 3° | 128 mm |
| HetiteDuhok | 9 km N | 7° | -1° | 102 mm |
| KuchkaErbil | 11 km E | 11° | 2° | 117 mm |
| HiloraDuhok | 11 km ESE | 9° | 1° | 111 mm |
| Ruye shenDuhok | 14 km ENE | 10° | 2° | 112 mm |