Sirte Weather in December
Sirte in December
The short of it: Sirte in December averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 12° · rain 40 mm · daylight 10 h 8 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & April
December in Sirte brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 12°, with about 40 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 21°, with nights near 12°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 40 mm.
The sun is up for about 10 h 8 min in mid-December, 24 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and April.
Against its neighbours, Sirte runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Qasr Abu Hadi, 18 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Sirte, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 21 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qasr Abu HadiSurt | 18 km SSE | 20° | 11° | 37 mm |
| Bin JawwādSurt | 149 km ESE | 20° | 10° | 22 mm |
| MisratahMisratah | 192 km NW | 20° | 12° | 50 mm |
| WaddānAl Jufrah | 232 km S | 20° | 7° | 3.0 mm |
| ZlitenMisratah | 237 km NW | 20° | 11° | 52 mm |
| HūnAl Jufrah | 240 km SSW | 21° | 7° | 2.0 mm |
| SūknahAl Jufrah | 250 km SSW | 21° | 7° | 2.0 mm |
| Bani WalidMisratah | 254 km WNW | 19° | 8° | 10 mm |