Jericho Weather in December
Jericho in December
The short of it: Jericho in December averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 10 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 11° · rain 46 mm · daylight 10 h 4 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & February
December in Jericho brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 11°, with about 46 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 21°, with nights near 11°. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 4 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and February.
Against its neighbours, Jericho runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Ma‘ale Adummim, 17 km to the SW, is 4° cooler by day.
December in Jericho, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 22 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma‘ale AdummimWest Bank | 17 km SW | 17° | 8° | 59 mm |
| East JerusalemWest Bank | 22 km WSW | 14° | 7° | 75 mm |
| RamallahWest Bank | 23 km W | 14° | 7° | 89 mm |
| West JerusalemJerusalem | 24 km WSW | 14° | 7° | 75 mm |
| JerusalemJerusalem | 25 km WSW | 14° | 7° | 75 mm |
| As SalţBalqa | 32 km NE | 15° | 6° | 70 mm |
| Wādī as SīrAmman | 36 km ENE | 15° | 6° | 60 mm |
| BattirWest Bank | 37 km WSW | 15° | 7° | 69 mm |