Aley Weather in December
Aley in December
The short of it: Aley in December averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 197 mm (7.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 8° · rain 197 mm · daylight 9 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Aley an average December high of 16°, a low of 8° and some 197 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 16°; nights run about 8°. Wet spells are common — about 197 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 55 min in mid-December, 26 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Aley runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Bhamdoûn el Mhatta, 6 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Aley, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 84 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhamdoûn el MhattaMount Lebanon | 6 km E | 15° | 7° | 196 mm |
| BaabdaMount Lebanon | 6 km WNW | 19° | 11° | 182 mm |
| BeirutBeirut | 13 km NW | 20° | 13° | 168 mm |
| Ra’s BayrūtBeirut | 15 km NW | 20° | 13° | 172 mm |
| AajaltoûnMount Lebanon | 19 km NNE | 15° | 7° | 211 mm |
| JouniehMount Lebanon | 20 km N | 20° | 12° | 174 mm |
| AaïtanîtBekaa | 28 km SSE | 14° | 6° | 169 mm |
| ZahléBekaa | 28 km E | 14° | 4° | 161 mm |