Çukurca Weather in December
Çukurca in December
The short of it: Çukurca in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -1° · rain 104 mm · daylight 9 h 37 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Çukurca an average December high of 7°, a low of -1° and some 104 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 7°, with nights near -1°. Wet spells are common — about 104 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 37 min in mid-December, 30 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 October and May.
Against its neighbours, Çukurca runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Gündeş, 16 km to the WNW, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Çukurca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 16 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GündeşHakkâri | 16 km WNW | 6° | -2° | 102 mm |
| HetiteDuhok | 17 km SSE | 7° | -1° | 102 mm |
| Dêrelûk Devera NihêliyaDuhok | 22 km S | 11° | 3° | 128 mm |
| TaşbaşıHakkâri | 22 km NW | 5° | -3° | 99 mm |
| ÇığlıHakkâri | 23 km WNW | 5° | -3° | 98 mm |
| HetitDuhok | 25 km SSE | 11° | 2° | 124 mm |
| Taxa CheyaDuhok | 27 km SSE | 11° | 3° | 122 mm |
| ShelādizDuhok | 28 km SSE | 11° | 3° | 122 mm |