Kelkit Weather in December
Kelkit in December
The short of it: Kelkit in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -4° · rain 37 mm · daylight 9 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Kelkit brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -4°, with about 37 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 4°; nights run about -4°. Rain is modest, about 37 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 20 min in mid-December, 34 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Kelkit runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Köse, 20 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Kelkit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KöseGümüşhane Province | 20 km ENE | 4° | -5° | 36 mm |
| EvrenGümüşhane Province | 26 km WNW | 3° | -4° | 42 mm |
| ŞiranGümüşhane Province | 28 km WNW | 4° | -4° | 42 mm |
| GümüşhaneGümüşhane Province | 37 km N | 5° | -3° | 41 mm |
| DemirözüBayburt Province | 39 km E | 2° | -6° | 37 mm |
| ErzincanErzincan | 43 km S | 5° | -2° | 36 mm |
| YağlıdereGümüşhane Province | 47 km N | 2° | -6° | 48 mm |
| TorulGümüşhane Province | 49 km NNW | 5° | -3° | 45 mm |