Mosul Weather in December
Mosul in December
The short of it: Mosul in December averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 42 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 15° · low 7° · rain 71 mm · daylight 9 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & April
December in Mosul brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 7°, with about 71 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 15°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 71 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 November and April.
Against its neighbours, Mosul runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Al Mawşil al Jadīdah, 1 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Mosul, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 19 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Mawşil al JadīdahNineveh | 1 km WSW | 15° | 6° | 69 mm |
| TallkayfNineveh | 17 km N | 15° | 6° | 88 mm |
| BarţalahNineveh | 24 km E | 14° | 5° | 80 mm |
| Al-HamdaniyaNineveh | 24 km ESE | 15° | 5° | 75 mm |
| Kays Qal‘ahNineveh | 37 km NNE | 14° | 4° | 106 mm |
| XebatErbil | 50 km E | 14° | 5° | 77 mm |
| SīnahDuhok | 53 km N | 13° | 4° | 125 mm |
| DihokDuhok | 60 km N | 13° | 5° | 129 mm |