Al-'Alam weather in December

In December, Al-'Alam sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 33 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Al-'Alam's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-'Alam's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 33 mm; 5.8 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 42 min; 7:11 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 2.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical December day in Al-'Alam reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	19	9
3	19	9
4	18	9
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	17	8
15	17	7
16	16	7
17	16	7
18	16	7
19	16	7
20	16	7
21	16	7
22	16	7
23	16	7
24	16	7
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	15	6
31	15	6

How December really feels in Al-'Alam

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Al-'Alam weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 6°	38	6.6	9.9	5.1
Feb	17° / 7°	32	5.3	10.7	6.5
Mar	23° / 11°	33	4.8	11.7	7.9
Apr	29° / 16°	21	3.7	12.8	6.6
May	36° / 22°	5	1.3	13.8	2.7
Jun	41° / 27°	0	0	14.3	0.0
Jul	44° / 30°	0	0	14.1	0.0
Aug	44° / 29°	0	0	13.3	0.0
Sep	40° / 25°	0	0.1	12.2	0.6
Oct	33° / 20°	12	1.6	11.1	4.7
Nov	23° / 12°	26	4	10.2	8.0
Dec	17° / 7°	33	5.8	9.7	6.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	71	71	70	70	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67
Cloudier (%)	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Al-'Alam gets around 33 mm of rain over 5.8 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	19
5	19
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	19
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	17
28	17
29	17
30	18
31	18

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 4:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:17
Sunset (PM)	4:50	4:50	4:50	4:50	4:50	4:50	4:50	4:50	4:50	4:50	4:51	4:51	4:51	4:51	4:52	4:52	4:52	4:53	4:53	4:53	4:54	4:54	4:55	4:55	4:56	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:58	4:59	4:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:00	4:50
2	9.8	7:01	4:50
3	9.8	7:01	4:50
4	9.8	7:02	4:50
5	9.8	7:03	4:50
6	9.8	7:04	4:50
7	9.8	7:05	4:50
8	9.7	7:05	4:50
9	9.7	7:06	4:50
10	9.7	7:07	4:50
11	9.7	7:08	4:51
12	9.7	7:08	4:51
13	9.7	7:09	4:51
14	9.7	7:10	4:51
15	9.7	7:10	4:52
16	9.7	7:11	4:52
17	9.7	7:11	4:52
18	9.7	7:12	4:53
19	9.7	7:13	4:53
20	9.7	7:13	4:53
21	9.7	7:14	4:54
22	9.7	7:14	4:54
23	9.7	7:15	4:55
24	9.7	7:15	4:55
25	9.7	7:15	4:56
26	9.7	7:16	4:56
27	9.7	7:16	4:57
28	9.7	7:16	4:58
29	9.7	7:17	4:58
30	9.7	7:17	4:59
31	9.7	7:17	4:59

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.7	Moderate
16	2.7	Moderate
17	2.7	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.7	Moderate
22	2.7	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.7	Moderate
26	2.7	Moderate
27	2.7	Moderate
28	2.7	Moderate
29	2.7	Moderate
30	2.7	Moderate
31	2.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Al-'Alam

In seasonPeak

None of Al-'Alam's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Al-'Alam sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Al-'Alam?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.3

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Al-'Alam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Al-'Alam in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Al-'Alam sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Al-'Alam in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al-'Alam peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	3	4	5	7	10	5	8	5	5	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Moderate	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Al-'Alam in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Al-'Alam is worst in July — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	45	46	51	50	55	56	60	57	50	47	42	46
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	46	Poor
Mar	51	Poor
Apr	50	Poor
May	55	Poor
Jun	56	Unhealthy
Jul	60	Unhealthy
Aug	57	Unhealthy
Sep	50	Poor
Oct	47	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	46	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Al-'Alam?

Al-'Alam sits at 34.7°N, 43.7°E, 94 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Tikrīt, 10 km away.

Topography around Al-'Alam

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Al-'Alam.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-'Alam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m.

The land around Al-'Alam is covered by cropland (32%), bare terrain (22%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (59%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

28 m

cropland 32%

16 km

68 m

bare terrain 44%

80 km

464 m

bare terrain 59%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← November Al-'Alam year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Tikrīt 10 km · Bayjī 31 km · Sāmarrā’ 60 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 88 km · Balad 88 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 88 km · Ash Sharqāt 99 km · Kirkuk 106 km

Iraq travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,410; 2025
Happiness: 5.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 60%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 9.5; per 100k, 2013
Road deaths: 27.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 406
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Al-'Alam (34.709°, 43.6951°, elevation 94 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	19	9
3	19	9
4	18	9
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	17	8
15	17	7
16	16	7
17	16	7
18	16	7
19	16	7
20	16	7
21	16	7
22	16	7
23	16	7
24	16	7
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	15	6
31	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	19
5	19
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	19
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	17
28	17
29	17
30	18
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	19	9
3	19	9
4	18	9
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	17	8
15	17	7
16	16	7
17	16	7
18	16	7
19	16	7
20	16	7
21	16	7
22	16	7
23	16	7
24	16	7
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	15	6
31	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	19
5	19
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	19
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	17
28	17
29	17
30	18
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	19	9
3	19	9
4	18	9
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	17	8
15	17	7
16	16	7
17	16	7
18	16	7
19	16	7
20	16	7
21	16	7
22	16	7
23	16	7
24	16	7
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	15	6
31	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	19
5	19
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	19
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	17
28	17
29	17
30	18
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0