Afşin Weather in December
Afşin in December
The short of it: Afşin in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -2° · rain 70 mm · daylight 9 h 31 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & June
Thirty years of records give Afşin an average December high of 7°, a low of -2° and some 70 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 7°; nights run about -2°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 70 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 31 min in mid-December, 31 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and June.
Against its neighbours, Afşin runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Elbistan, 25 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Afşin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 18 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElbistanKahramanmaraş | 25 km E | 6° | -3° | 61 mm |
| EkinözüKahramanmaraş | 32 km SE | 6° | -2° | 68 mm |
| SüleymanlıKahramanmaraş | 42 km S | 6° | -2° | 91 mm |
| GöksunKahramanmaraş | 44 km SW | 5° | -3° | 94 mm |
| SarızKayseri | 44 km NW | 4° | -6° | 62 mm |
| NurhakKahramanmaraş | 56 km SE | 4° | -4° | 78 mm |
| YeşilovaAdana | 58 km W | 5° | -4° | 77 mm |
| YamanlıAdana | 59 km W | 5° | -5° | 73 mm |