Afis Weather in December
Afis in December
The short of it: Afis in December averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 5° · rain 66 mm · daylight 9 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & November
Thirty years of records give Afis an average December high of 14°, a low of 5° and some 66 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 14°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 44 min in mid-December, 29 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and November.
Against its neighbours, Afis runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Saraqib, 5 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Afis, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 26 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaraqibIdlib | 5 km S | 14° | 5° | 65 mm |
| BinnishIdlib | 10 km NW | 14° | 5° | 77 mm |
| IdlibIdlib | 16 km W | 13° | 5° | 91 mm |
| Ma‘arratmişrīnIdlib | 17 km NW | 14° | 5° | 87 mm |
| BataboAleppo | 26 km NNW | 14° | 5° | 91 mm |
| Ad DānāIdlib | 34 km N | 14° | 5° | 93 mm |
| Kafr TakhārīmIdlib | 35 km NW | 13° | 5° | 128 mm |
| KafranbelIdlib | 39 km SSW | 13° | 4° | 110 mm |