Petra Weather in December
Petra in December
The short of it: Petra in December averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 68 mm · daylight 9 h 23 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Petra an average December high of 16°, a low of 7° and some 68 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 16°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 23 min in mid-December, 33 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Petra runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Sineu, 9 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Petra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 42 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SineuBalearic Islands | 9 km WNW | 16° | 7° | 66 mm |
| ManacorBalearic Islands | 10 km ESE | 16° | 7° | 70 mm |
| Santa MargalidaBalearic Islands | 10 km N | 16° | 7° | 70 mm |
| MontuïriBalearic Islands | 12 km WSW | 16° | 7° | 63 mm |
| PorreresBalearic Islands | 14 km SW | 16° | 7° | 64 mm |
| MuroBalearic Islands | 15 km NNW | 16° | 7° | 70 mm |
| FelanitxBalearic Islands | 16 km S | 16° | 7° | 67 mm |
| Can PicafortBalearic Islands | 17 km NNE | 17° | 7° | 72 mm |