Van Weather in December
Van in December
The short of it: Van in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -5° · rain 49 mm · daylight 9 h 29 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Van an average December high of 3°, a low of -5° and some 49 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 3°, with nights near -5°. Rain is modest, about 49 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 29 min in mid-December, 32 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Van runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Edremit, 14 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Van, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h