Hetite Weather in December
Hetite in December
The short of it: Hetite in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -1° · rain 102 mm · daylight 9 h 37 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & June
Thirty years of records give Hetite an average December high of 7°, a low of -1° and some 102 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 7°, with nights near -1°. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 37 min in mid-December, 30 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and June.
Against its neighbours, Hetite runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Dêrelûk Devera Nihêliya, 8 km to the SW, is 4° warmer by day.
December in Hetite, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 18 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dêrelûk Devera NihêliyaDuhok | 8 km SW | 11° | 3° | 128 mm |
| HetitDuhok | 9 km S | 11° | 2° | 124 mm |
| Taxa CheyaDuhok | 10 km SSE | 11° | 3° | 122 mm |
| ShelādizDuhok | 11 km SSE | 11° | 3° | 122 mm |
| Taxe Nerwa DoskiyaDuhok | 12 km SE | 11° | 3° | 120 mm |
| KuchkaErbil | 15 km SE | 11° | 2° | 117 mm |
| Ruye shenDuhok | 16 km ESE | 10° | 2° | 112 mm |
| ÇukurcaHakkâri | 17 km NNW | 7° | -1° | 104 mm |