Refahiye Weather in December
Refahiye in December
The short of it: Refahiye in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -5° · rain 54 mm · daylight 9 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Refahiye an average December high of 2°, a low of -5° and some 54 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 2°; nights run about -5°. Rain is modest, about 54 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 21 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Refahiye runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Gölova, 23 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Refahiye, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GölovaSivas | 23 km NW | 4° | -3° | 52 mm |
| KemahErzincan | 40 km SSE | 5° | -2° | 64 mm |
| AkıncılarSivas | 41 km WNW | 4° | -3° | 52 mm |
| ŞiranGümüşhane Province | 45 km NE | 4° | -4° | 42 mm |
| AlucraGiresun | 47 km N | 2° | -5° | 47 mm |
| İliçErzincan | 52 km SSW | 5° | -1° | 75 mm |
| EvrenGümüşhane Province | 52 km NE | 3° | -4° | 42 mm |
| Şebin KarahisarGiresun | 53 km NNW | 6° | -2° | 54 mm |