Ardahan Weather in December
Ardahan in December
The short of it: Ardahan in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 22 mm (0.87 in) of rain and about 9 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -11° · rain 22 mm · daylight 9 h 14 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Ardahan an average December high of -1°, a low of -11° and some 22 mm of rain. Highs fall 8° against November, to near -1°; nights run about -11°. It is the driest month of the year, only 22 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 14 min in mid-December, 35 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Ardahan runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Sulakyurt, 9 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Ardahan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SulakyurtArdahan | 9 km NW | -1° | -11° | 28 mm |
| ÖlçekArdahan | 13 km E | -1° | -10° | 20 mm |
| KoyunpınarıArdahan | 16 km NNE | -1° | -10° | 30 mm |
| HanakArdahan | 18 km NE | -1° | -10° | 26 mm |
| ÇiçeklidağArdahan | 22 km N | -2° | -11° | 49 mm |
| BurmadereArdahan | 23 km NNE | -2° | -10° | 46 mm |
| NebioğluArdahan | 24 km SE | -2° | -11° | 26 mm |
| DamalArdahan | 28 km NNE | -2° | -10° | 48 mm |