Hilal Weather in December
Hilal in December
The short of it: Hilal in December averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 113 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 35 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 8° · low 1° · rain 113 mm · daylight 9 h 35 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Hilal an average December high of 8°, a low of 1° and some 113 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 8°, with nights near 1°. Wet spells are common — about 113 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 35 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 October and May.
Against its neighbours, Hilal runs about middling and about as wet in December. Dağlıca, 5 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Hilal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 32 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h