Sīnah Weather in December
Sīnah in December
The short of it: Sīnah in December averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 125 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 4° · rain 125 mm · daylight 9 h 39 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & November
December in Sīnah brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 4°, with about 125 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 13°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 125 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 39 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 November.
Against its neighbours, Sīnah runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Dihok, 8 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Sīnah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 58 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DihokDuhok | 8 km NW | 13° | 5° | 129 mm |
| SimeleDuhok | 18 km WNW | 14° | 5° | 136 mm |
| SumaylDuhok | 18 km WNW | 14° | 5° | 136 mm |
| MangêshDuhok | 26 km N | 11° | 2° | 124 mm |
| Kays Qal‘ahNineveh | 31 km SE | 14° | 4° | 106 mm |
| TallkayfNineveh | 36 km SSE | 15° | 6° | 88 mm |
| Taxe Cheya AzadiyeDuhok | 39 km NE | 10° | 2° | 134 mm |
| BatifaDuhok | 41 km N | 11° | 3° | 123 mm |