Bitlis Weather in December
Bitlis in December
The short of it: Bitlis in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 149 mm (5.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -3° · rain 149 mm · daylight 9 h 30 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Bitlis brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -3°, with about 149 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 4°, with nights near -3°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 149 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 30 min in mid-December, 32 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Bitlis runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Değirmenaltı, 7 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Bitlis, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 39 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeğirmenaltıBitlis | 7 km ENE | 3° | -4° | 106 mm |
| MutkiBitlis | 16 km W | 3° | -4° | 134 mm |
| Taşlı Pınar MahallesiBitlis | 16 km W | 3° | -4° | 134 mm |
| TatvanBitlis | 18 km ENE | 3° | -3° | 100 mm |
| GüroymakBitlis | 21 km NNW | 4° | -3° | 120 mm |
| HizanBitlis | 33 km SE | 5° | -1° | 109 mm |
| ErlerBitlis | 34 km WNW | 3° | -3° | 122 mm |
| ŞirvanSiirt | 38 km S | 10° | 2° | 99 mm |