Kastamonu Weather in December
Kastamonu in December
The short of it: Kastamonu in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -2° · rain 42 mm · daylight 9 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Kastamonu an average December high of 5°, a low of -2° and some 42 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 5°, with nights near -2°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 12 min in mid-December, 36 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Kastamonu runs about middling and drier than most in December. Gölköy, 9 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Kastamonu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GölköyKastamonu | 9 km NNW | 5° | -2° | 44 mm |
| YukarıbatakKastamonu | 18 km NE | 7° | -1° | 55 mm |
| DevrekaniKastamonu | 26 km NNE | 3° | -4° | 55 mm |
| İhsangaziKastamonu | 27 km SW | 5° | -2° | 46 mm |
| SeydilerKastamonu | 27 km N | 3° | -4° | 54 mm |
| DadayKastamonu | 28 km WNW | 5° | -3° | 52 mm |
| ÖrencikKastamonu | 36 km NNW | 3° | -4° | 59 mm |
| TaşköprüKastamonu | 39 km ENE | 8° | 0° | 71 mm |