Erciş Weather in December
Erciş in December
The short of it: Erciş in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 26 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 3° · low -6° · rain 47 mm · daylight 9 h 26 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Erciş an average December high of 3°, a low of -6° and some 47 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -6°. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 26 min in mid-December, 32 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Erciş runs about middling and drier than most in December. Aşağıışıklı, 3 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Erciş, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AşağıışıklıVan | 3 km NNW | 3° | -6° | 47 mm |
| HeybeliBitlis | 29 km WSW | 3° | -5° | 48 mm |
| AkçıraBitlis | 30 km SW | 3° | -3° | 48 mm |
| GümüşdüvenBitlis | 31 km W | 2° | -6° | 50 mm |
| KavuştukBitlis | 35 km SW | 3° | -3° | 50 mm |
| KarşıyakaBitlis | 42 km SW | 4° | -3° | 52 mm |
| PatnosAğrı | 49 km WNW | 1° | -7° | 48 mm |
| Yukarı SüphanBitlis | 49 km WSW | 4° | -3° | 55 mm |