Şiran Weather in December
Şiran in December
The short of it: Şiran in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -4° · rain 42 mm · daylight 9 h 19 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Şiran an average December high of 4°, a low of -4° and some 42 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 4°; nights run about -4°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 7th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 19 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Şiran runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Evren, 8 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Şiran, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EvrenGümüşhane Province | 8 km NE | 3° | -4° | 42 mm |
| KelkitGümüşhane Province | 28 km ESE | 4° | -4° | 37 mm |
| AlucraGiresun | 33 km WNW | 2° | -5° | 47 mm |
| GümüşhaneGümüşhane Province | 42 km NE | 5° | -3° | 41 mm |
| TorulGümüşhane Province | 42 km NNE | 5° | -3° | 45 mm |
| RefahiyeErzincan | 45 km SW | 2° | -5° | 54 mm |
| KöseGümüşhane Province | 45 km E | 4° | -5° | 36 mm |
| GölovaSivas | 46 km WSW | 4° | -3° | 52 mm |