Silopi Weather in December
Silopi in December
The short of it: Silopi in December averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 120 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 5° · rain 120 mm · daylight 9 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Silopi an average December high of 13°, a low of 5° and some 120 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 13°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 120 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 37 min in mid-December, 30 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 October and November.
Against its neighbours, Silopi runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Başverimli, 8 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Silopi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 54 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BaşverimliŞırnak | 8 km SE | 14° | 5° | 120 mm |
| ÇiftlikköyüŞırnak | 9 km SSW | 14° | 5° | 117 mm |
| ÇardaklıŞırnak | 11 km E | 13° | 5° | 124 mm |
| BostancıŞırnak | 14 km WSW | 14° | 5° | 112 mm |
| BisbinŞırnak | 14 km NE | 9° | 2° | 118 mm |
| ÇalışkanŞırnak | 17 km ENE | 11° | 4° | 122 mm |
| BozalanŞırnak | 20 km WNW | 14° | 5° | 120 mm |
| ZaxoDuhok | 22 km ESE | 13° | 5° | 128 mm |