Derbent Weather in December
Derbent in December
The short of it: Derbent in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -3° · rain 71 mm · daylight 9 h 32 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Derbent an average December high of 5°, a low of -3° and some 71 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 5°, with nights near -3°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 71 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 32 min in mid-December, 31 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Derbent runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Kadınhanı, 30 km to the NE, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Derbent, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 31 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KadınhanıKonya | 30 km NE | 7° | -2° | 47 mm |
| IlgınKonya | 31 km NNW | 7° | -1° | 52 mm |
| DoğanhisarKonya | 33 km WNW | 7° | -1° | 74 mm |
| HüyükKonya | 37 km W | 8° | -1° | 95 mm |
| SarayönüKonya | 44 km NE | 7° | -2° | 44 mm |
| KonyaKonya | 44 km ESE | 8° | -1° | 71 mm |
| BeyşehirKonya | 45 km SW | 8° | -1° | 117 mm |
| ŞarkîkaraağaçIsparta | 57 km W | 7° | -1° | 89 mm |