Ankara Weather in December
Ankara in December
The short of it: Ankara in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -2° · rain 41 mm · daylight 9 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
December in Ankara brings afternoons near 6° and nights around -2°, with about 41 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 6°, with nights near -2°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 21 min in mid-December, 34 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Ankara runs about middling and drier than most in December. Kızılay, 0 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Ankara, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KızılayAnkara | 0 km WNW | 6° | -2° | 41 mm |
| ÇankayaAnkara | 1 km ESE | 6° | -2° | 41 mm |
| KavaklıdereAnkara | 1 km SSE | 5° | -2° | 42 mm |
| MebusevleriAnkara | 2 km NW | 6° | -2° | 42 mm |
| BahçelievlerAnkara | 3 km WNW | 6° | -2° | 42 mm |
| GaziosmanpaşaAnkara | 3 km SSE | 5° | -2° | 42 mm |
| İncirliAnkara | 7 km N | 6° | -2° | 44 mm |
| EtlikAnkara | 7 km NNW | 6° | -2° | 46 mm |