Weather in Istanbul in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Istanbul in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +57°F with a maximum of +68°F and a minimum of +39°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +59°F to +55°F.
Is Istanbul warm or cold in December?
Istanbul is typically chill in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +57°F to +52°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +50°F to +45°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Istanbul:
Climate in Istanbul in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +57°F | +52°F | +46°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +34°F | +28°F | +18°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +75°F | +66°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 65 mm | 80 mm | 67 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 75% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +57°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +52°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 65 mm to 80 mm. Humidity rises from 74% to 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in November to 7 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Istanbul is gradually decreasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Istanbul?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Istanbul in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1991 (+46°F) and the highest in 2022 (+59°F). The driest year was 2015 with only 5 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2001 with 259 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Istanbul, 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.