Maltepe Weather in December
Maltepe in December
The short of it: Maltepe in December averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 5° · rain 104 mm · daylight 9 h 15 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Maltepe an average December high of 11°, a low of 5° and some 104 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 11°; nights run about 5°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 104 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 15 min in mid-December, 35 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Maltepe runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Ataşehir, 6 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Maltepe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 32 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtaşehirIstanbul | 6 km NNW | 11° | 5° | 104 mm |
| UmraniyeIstanbul | 9 km NNW | 11° | 5° | 106 mm |
| SancaktepeIstanbul | 10 km NE | 11° | 5° | 110 mm |
| SultanbeyliIstanbul | 10 km ENE | 11° | 5° | 110 mm |
| AltunizadeIstanbul | 13 km NW | 11° | 5° | 105 mm |
| SalacakIstanbul | 15 km NW | 11° | 5° | 104 mm |
| ÇengelköyIstanbul | 15 km NNW | 11° | 5° | 107 mm |
| ÜsküdarIstanbul | 15 km NW | 11° | 5° | 104 mm |