Damascus Weather in December
Damascus in December
The short of it: Damascus in December averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 4° · rain 60 mm · daylight 9 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Damascus an average December high of 14°, a low of 4° and some 60 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 14°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 56 min in mid-December, 26 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Damascus runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. al-Yarmūk, 5 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Damascus, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 17 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| al-YarmūkDamascus Governorate | 5 km SSE | 15° | 4° | 49 mm |
| BabīlāRif-dimashq | 6 km SE | 15° | 4° | 49 mm |
| JaramānāRif-dimashq | 6 km ESE | 15° | 3° | 43 mm |
| ‘IrbīnRif-dimashq | 8 km ENE | 14° | 3° | 45 mm |
| DārayyāRif-dimashq | 8 km SW | 15° | 4° | 64 mm |
| ḨarastāRif-dimashq | 9 km NE | 14° | 4° | 47 mm |
| Muadamiyat al-ShamRif-dimashq | 10 km WSW | 14° | 4° | 75 mm |
| ŞaḩnāyāRif-dimashq | 11 km SSW | 15° | 4° | 62 mm |