Patnos Weather in December
Patnos in December
The short of it: Patnos in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -7 °C (19 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -7° · rain 48 mm · daylight 9 h 25 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Patnos an average December high of 1°, a low of -7° and some 48 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from November to about 1°, with nights near -7°. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 25 min in mid-December, 33 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Patnos runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Malazgirt, 29 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Patnos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MalazgirtMuş | 29 km WSW | 1° | -7° | 52 mm |
| GümüşdüvenBitlis | 30 km SSE | 2° | -6° | 50 mm |
| HeybeliBitlis | 35 km SSE | 3° | -5° | 48 mm |
| HamurAğrı | 44 km NNE | 0° | -8° | 42 mm |
| Yukarı SüphanBitlis | 44 km S | 4° | -3° | 55 mm |
| AşağıışıklıVan | 46 km ESE | 3° | -6° | 47 mm |
| AkçıraBitlis | 46 km SSE | 3° | -3° | 48 mm |
| KarşıyakaBitlis | 47 km S | 4° | -3° | 52 mm |