Tarsus Weather in December
Tarsus in December
The short of it: Tarsus in December averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 160 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 9 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 8° · rain 160 mm · daylight 9 h 38 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & May
December in Tarsus brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 8°, with about 160 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 18°, with nights near 8°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 160 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 38 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and May.
Against its neighbours, Tarsus runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Bolatlı, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Tarsus, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 80 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h