Rize Weather in December
Rize in December
The short of it: Rize in December averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 186 mm (7.3 in) of rain and about 9 h 14 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 12° · low 5° · rain 186 mm · daylight 9 h 14 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Rize an average December high of 12°, a low of 5° and some 186 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 12°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 186 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 14 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Rize runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Güneysu, 8 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Rize, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 18 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GüneysuRize Province | 8 km ESE | 11° | 4° | 155 mm |
| KalkandereRize Province | 13 km SSW | 12° | 4° | 158 mm |
| İyidereRize Province | 13 km W | 12° | 5° | 176 mm |
| ÇayeliRize Province | 18 km ENE | 13° | 5° | 200 mm |
| HayratTrabzon | 20 km SW | 11° | 4° | 141 mm |
| OfTrabzon | 24 km WSW | 12° | 5° | 149 mm |
| NurlucaRize Province | 32 km E | 8° | 2° | 118 mm |
| DernekpazarıTrabzon | 34 km SW | 9° | 3° | 95 mm |