Palu Weather in December
Palu in December
The short of it: Palu in December averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 9 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 1° · rain 109 mm · daylight 9 h 28 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Palu an average December high of 8°, a low of 1° and some 109 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 8°; nights run about 1°. Wet spells are common — about 109 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 28 min in mid-December, 32 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Palu runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Kovancılar, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Palu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 34 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KovancılarElazığ | 6 km WNW | 9° | 1° | 114 mm |
| ÇakırkaşElazığ | 10 km NNE | 9° | 1° | 116 mm |
| YarımcaElazığ | 14 km WSW | 9° | 2° | 95 mm |
| BaltaşıElazığ | 16 km SW | 9° | 1° | 94 mm |
| ArıcakElazığ | 23 km SE | 7° | -1° | 124 mm |
| KarakoçanElazığ | 30 km NNE | 7° | -1° | 122 mm |
| DicleDiyarbakır Province | 38 km SSE | 9° | 1° | 90 mm |
| KuyularDiyarbakır Province | 42 km SE | 8° | 0° | 107 mm |