Dicle Weather in December
Dicle in December
The short of it: Dicle in December averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 30 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 9° · low 1° · rain 90 mm · daylight 9 h 30 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Dicle an average December high of 9°, a low of 1° and some 90 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 9°; nights run about 1°. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 2nd wettest month. 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 October and May.
Against its neighbours, Dicle runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Eğil, 12 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Dicle, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 27 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EğilDiyarbakır Province | 12 km S | 9° | 1° | 92 mm |
| BahşılarDiyarbakır Province | 14 km SSW | 9° | 1° | 90 mm |
| ŞölenDiyarbakır Province | 17 km WSW | 9° | 1° | 92 mm |
| KuyularDiyarbakır Province | 20 km ENE | 8° | 0° | 107 mm |
| ArıcakElazığ | 23 km NNE | 7° | -1° | 124 mm |
| AnılDiyarbakır Province | 24 km E | 9° | 0° | 96 mm |
| ÇakmakDiyarbakır Province | 25 km SSW | 10° | 1° | 81 mm |
| BelenDiyarbakır Province | 26 km ENE | 7° | 0° | 108 mm |