Orta Weather in December
Orta in December
The short of it: Orta in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -4° · rain 69 mm · daylight 9 h 17 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Orta an average December high of 3°, a low of -4° and some 69 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -4°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 69 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 17 min in mid-December, 35 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Orta runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Atkaracalar, 22 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Orta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 36 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtkaracalarÇankırı | 22 km N | 3° | -4° | 70 mm |
| ŞabanözüÇankırı | 22 km SE | 5° | -3° | 60 mm |
| KurşunluÇankırı | 27 km NNE | 4° | -4° | 62 mm |
| ÇerkeşÇankırı | 28 km NW | 4° | -4° | 75 mm |
| SalinAnkara | 34 km W | 3° | -4° | 79 mm |
| EldivanÇankırı | 35 km ESE | 4° | -3° | 55 mm |
| BayramörenÇankırı | 36 km NNE | 5° | -2° | 60 mm |
| KorgunÇankırı | 37 km ENE | 5° | -2° | 51 mm |