Sinjār Weather in December
Sinjār in December
The short of it: Sinjār in December averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 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 14° · low 6° · rain 77 mm · daylight 9 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & April
December in Sinjār brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 6°, with about 77 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 8° against November, to near 14°; nights run about 6°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 77 mm.
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, Sinjār runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Al Mālikīyah, 98 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Sinjār, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 40 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 MālikīyahAl-Hasakah | 98 km NNE | 14° | 5° | 108 mm |
| Al QāmishlīAl-Hasakah | 100 km NW | 13° | 5° | 70 mm |
| NusaybinMardin | 102 km NW | 13° | 5° | 70 mm |
| Al ḨasakahAl-Hasakah | 103 km WNW | 13° | 3° | 48 mm |
| SumaylDuhok | 105 km NE | 14° | 5° | 136 mm |
| SimeleDuhok | 105 km NE | 14° | 5° | 136 mm |
| Al Mawşil al JadīdahNineveh | 110 km E | 15° | 6° | 69 mm |
| MosulNineveh | 111 km E | 15° | 7° | 71 mm |