‘Āmūdā weather in December

In December, ‘Āmūdā sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is ‘Āmūdā's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Āmūdā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
6:29 AM – 3:56 PM
Cloud cover
51%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

‘Āmūdā is city in Syria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical December day in ‘Āmūdā reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2156
3156
4145
5145
6145
7145
8145
9135
10135
11135
12135
13134
14134
15134
16124
17124
18124
19124
20124
21124
22123
23123
24123
25123
26123
27123
28113
29113
30113
31113

How December really feels in ‘Āmūdā

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

‘Āmūdā weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 719.70.99.72.8
Feb13° / 6390.810.63.7
Mar17° / 608.90.111.75.9
Apr23° / 12°437.2012.97.4
May30° / 17°244.20146.1
Jun37° / 23°10.4014.52.2
Jul40° / 26°00.1014.30.1
Aug40° / 25°00013.40.3
Sep35° / 21°10.2012.33.3
Oct28° / 15°233.40117.0
Nov19° / 425.50.1106.9
Dec13° / 688.50.49.53.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35644
45446
55347
65248
75248
85149
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
145149
155248
165347
175446
185446
195545
205545
215545
225545
235545
245545
255446
265446
275248
285248
295149
305149
314951

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

‘Āmūdā gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1240
2250
3260
4270
5280
6281
7291
8301
9301
10311
11311
12311
13301
14301
15291
16292
17282
18282
19272
20272
21262
22262
23262
24262
25262
26272
27272
28282
29292
30302
31312

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 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 6:17 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 3:55 PM to 4:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.66:173:55
29.66:183:55
39.66:193:55
49.66:203:55
59.66:203:55
69.66:213:55
79.56:223:55
89.56:233:55
99.56:243:55
109.56:243:55
119.56:253:55
129.56:263:55
139.56:273:56
149.56:273:56
159.56:283:56
169.56:293:56
179.56:293:57
189.56:303:57
199.56:303:57
209.46:313:58
219.46:313:58
229.46:323:59
239.46:323:59
249.46:334:00
259.56:334:00
269.56:334:01
279.56:344:01
289.56:344:02
299.56:344:03
309.56:354:03
319.56:354:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.22 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for ‘Āmūdā

In seasonPeak

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

‘Āmūdā sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit ‘Āmūdā?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in ‘Āmūdā.

What to pack for ‘Āmūdā in December

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

In December, ‘Āmūdā sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in ‘Āmūdā in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ‘Āmūdā peaks around June 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7High
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in ‘Āmūdā 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 ‘Āmūdā is worst in March — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1944 µg/m³Dec 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr40Poor
May38Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is ‘Āmūdā?

‘Āmūdā sits at 37.1°N, 40.9°E, 472 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ad Darbāsīyah, 25 km away.

MidyatAl Ḩasakah

Topography around ‘Āmūdā

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of ‘Āmūdā.

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Āmūdā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 472 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,186 m.

The land around ‘Āmūdā is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
627 m
80 km
1,186 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Ad Darbāsīyah 25 km · Nusaybin 26 km · Al Qāmishlī 27 km · Yeşilli 28 km · Mardin 28 km · Kızıltepe 33 km · Midyat 50 km · Al Ḩasakah 69 km

Syria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2022
GDP per capita
$1,057
2022
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2018
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2010
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 456
Religion
Muslim 87%Christian 10%Druze 3%

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 ‘Āmūdā (37.1042°, 40.93°, elevation 472 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).