Călan Weather in December
Călan in December
The short of it: Călan in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -3° · rain 39 mm · daylight 8 h 41 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Călan an average December high of 4°, a low of -3° and some 39 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 4°, with nights near -3°. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 41 min in mid-December, 42 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Călan runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Hunedoara, 7 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Călan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HunedoaraHunedoara County | 7 km WNW | 4° | -3° | 39 mm |
| HaţegHunedoara County | 13 km SSW | 4° | -3° | 42 mm |
| SimeriaHunedoara County | 13 km NNE | 4° | -2° | 36 mm |
| DevaHunedoara County | 18 km NNW | 4° | -3° | 37 mm |
| OrăştieHunedoara County | 20 km ENE | 3° | -3° | 36 mm |
| PuiHunedoara County | 26 km SSE | 3° | -4° | 44 mm |
| GeoagiuHunedoara County | 26 km NE | 3° | -3° | 36 mm |
| CugirAlba County | 32 km ENE | 3° | -3° | 35 mm |