‘Irbīn Weather in December
‘Irbīn in December
The short of it: ‘Irbīn in December averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 3° · rain 45 mm · daylight 9 h 56 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give ‘Irbīn an average December high of 14°, a low of 3° and some 45 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 14°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 3rd 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. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, ‘Irbīn runs about middling and drier than most in December. Ḩarastā, 2 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in ‘Irbīn, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ḨarastāRif-dimashq | 2 km N | 14° | 4° | 47 mm |
| DūmāRif-dimashq | 5 km NE | 14° | 3° | 40 mm |
| JaramānāRif-dimashq | 6 km SSW | 15° | 3° | 43 mm |
| DamascusDamascus Governorate | 8 km WSW | 14° | 4° | 60 mm |
| BabīlāRif-dimashq | 8 km SSW | 15° | 4° | 49 mm |
| Dayr al ‘AşāfīrRif-dimashq | 9 km SSE | 14° | 2° | 33 mm |
| al-YarmūkDamascus Governorate | 10 km SW | 15° | 4° | 49 mm |
| At TallRif-dimashq | 10 km NNW | 13° | 3° | 62 mm |