Antakya Weather in December
Antakya in December
The short of it: Antakya in December averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 166 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 8° · rain 166 mm · daylight 9 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
December in Antakya brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 8°, with about 166 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 16°, with nights near 8°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 166 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 42 min in mid-December, 29 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 May and October.
Against its neighbours, Antakya runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Hıdırbey, 3 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Antakya, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 82 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h