Şammā Weather in December
Şammā in December
The short of it: Şammā in December averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 8° · rain 87 mm · daylight 10 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & April
Thirty years of records give Şammā an average December high of 18°, a low of 8° and some 87 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 18°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 1 min in mid-December, 25 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and April.
Against its neighbours, Şammā runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Irbid, 15 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Şammā, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 42 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IrbidIrbid | 15 km E | 16° | 7° | 86 mm |
| ‘AjlūnAjloun | 27 km SSE | 13° | 5° | 94 mm |
| TiberiasNorthern District | 29 km NNW | 20° | 11° | 93 mm |
| Ar RamthāIrbid | 30 km E | 17° | 6° | 67 mm |
| Naẕerat ‘IllitNorthern District | 37 km WNW | 17° | 9° | 126 mm |
| AfulaNorthern District | 38 km W | 19° | 9° | 113 mm |
| JanīnWest Bank | 39 km WSW | 18° | 9° | 101 mm |
| Dar‘āDaraa | 39 km E | 17° | 6° | 61 mm |