İzmir Weather in December
İzmir in December
The short of it: İzmir in December averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 114 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 7° · rain 114 mm · daylight 9 h 30 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give İzmir an average December high of 14°, a low of 7° and some 114 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 14°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 114 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 30 min in mid-December, 32 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, İzmir runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Karabağlar, 3 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in İzmir, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 32 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karabağlarİzmir Province | 3 km S | 14° | 7° | 114 mm |
| Konakİzmir Province | 4 km WSW | 14° | 7° | 114 mm |
| Karşıyakaİzmir Province | 5 km NNW | 14° | 7° | 112 mm |
| Bostanlıİzmir Province | 6 km NW | 14° | 6° | 113 mm |
| Demirköprüİzmir Province | 7 km NNW | 14° | 6° | 113 mm |
| Atakentİzmir Province | 7 km NW | 14° | 6° | 113 mm |
| Şemiklerİzmir Province | 8 km NNW | 14° | 6° | 113 mm |
| Cumhuriyetİzmir Province | 8 km NNW | 14° | 6° | 113 mm |