Weather in Erbil in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Erbil in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +63°F with a maximum of +68°F and a minimum of +36°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +68°F to +63°F.
Is Erbil warm or cold in December?
Erbil is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +70°F to +57°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +48°F to +39°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Erbil, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Erbil in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +70°F | +57°F | +54°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +28°F | +18°F | +14°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +86°F | +84°F | +72°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 55 mm | 71 mm | 76 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 58% | 71% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 14 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +70°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +57°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 55 mm to 71 mm. Humidity rises from 58% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 14 sunny days in November to 12 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Erbil is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Erbil?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Erbil in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1994 (+52°F) and the highest in 1998 (+69°F). The driest year was 1998 with only 6 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 325 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Erbil, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.