Latakia Weather in December
Latakia in December
The short of it: Latakia in December averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 181 mm (7.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 181 mm · daylight 9 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Latakia an average December high of 17°, a low of 9° and some 181 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 17°, with nights near 9°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 181 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 46 min in mid-December, 28 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 May and October.
Against its neighbours, Latakia runs about middling and drier than most in December. Burj Islām, 16 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Latakia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 94 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burj IslāmLatakia | 16 km N | 17° | 9° | 206 mm |
| JablahLatakia | 23 km SSE | 18° | 9° | 180 mm |
| ShaţḩahHama | 41 km E | 13° | 5° | 203 mm |
| BāniyāsTartus | 41 km SSE | 18° | 10° | 194 mm |
| YayladağıHatay | 48 km NNE | 14° | 6° | 213 mm |
| Jisr ash ShughūrIdlib | 57 km ENE | 15° | 7° | 148 mm |
| KışlakHatay | 59 km NE | 12° | 4° | 209 mm |
| Kaff al-JaaTartus | 62 km SE | 13° | 5° | 232 mm |