Qaţanā Weather in December
Qaţanā in December
The short of it: Qaţanā in December averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 4° · rain 100 mm · daylight 9 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Qaţanā an average December high of 14°, a low of 4° and some 100 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 14°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 57 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Qaţanā runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Muadamiyat al-Sham, 12 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Qaţanā, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 42 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muadamiyat al-ShamRif-dimashq | 12 km ENE | 14° | 4° | 75 mm |
| ŞaḩnāyāRif-dimashq | 14 km E | 15° | 4° | 62 mm |
| ZākīyahRif-dimashq | 14 km SSE | 15° | 4° | 75 mm |
| DārayyāRif-dimashq | 14 km E | 15° | 4° | 64 mm |
| Al KiswahRif-dimashq | 18 km ESE | 15° | 4° | 63 mm |
| KanākirRif-dimashq | 19 km S | 15° | 4° | 86 mm |
| al-YarmūkDamascus Governorate | 21 km E | 15° | 4° | 49 mm |
| DamascusDamascus Governorate | 21 km ENE | 14° | 4° | 60 mm |