Jayrūd weather in December

In December, Jayrūd sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Jayrūd's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jayrūd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
14 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:36 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
43%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Jayrūd is place in Rif Dimashq Governorate, 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 13°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Jayrūd reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 16°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)
1145
2145
3135
4135
5134
6134
7134
8124
9124
10124
11124
12124
13124
14123
15113
16113
17113
18113
19113
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25113
26113
27113
28103
29103
30103
31102

How December really feels in Jayrūd

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.

Jayrūd weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 204.81.8102.5
Feb12° / 164.21.210.73.7
Mar16° / 143.80.411.76.3
Apr22° / 71.9012.88.3
May27° / 14°61.3013.78.3
Jun32° / 17°00.1014.25.9
Jul34° / 20°000144.1
Aug34° / 20°00013.34.3
Sep31° / 17°10.2012.26.6
Oct25° / 13°41.2011.18.8
Nov17° / 122.7010.26.7
Dec12° / 143.40.69.83.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26733
36634
46634
56634
66634
76535
86535
96535
106535
116535
126535
136535
146535
156535
166634
176634
186733
196733
206733
216832
226733
236733
246832
256832
266832
276832
286832
296832
306832
316733

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Jayrūd gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1110
2110
3110
4121
5121
6121
7121
8122
9122
10122
11122
12122
13122
14113
15113
16113
17113
18103
19103
20103
21103
22102
23102
24102
25102
26102
27102
28113
29113
30123
31134

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 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
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 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 48 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 6:25 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 4:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.96:254:20
29.96:264:20
39.96:274:20
49.96:284:20
59.96:294:20
69.86:294:20
79.86:304:20
89.86:314:20
99.86:324:20
109.86:324:21
119.86:334:21
129.86:344:21
139.86:344:21
149.86:354:22
159.86:364:22
169.86:364:22
179.86:374:22
189.86:374:23
199.86:384:23
209.86:394:24
219.86:394:24
229.76:404:25
239.86:404:25
249.86:404:25
259.86:414:26
269.86:414:27
279.86:424:27
289.86:424:28
299.86:424:28
309.86:434:29
319.86:434:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.85 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Jayrūd?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jayrūd.

What to pack for Jayrūd in December

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

In December, Jayrūd sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Jayrūd in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jayrūd peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Jayrūd 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 Jayrūd is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1437 µg/m³Jul 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May33Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jayrūd?

Jayrūd sits at 33.8°N, 36.7°E, 815 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al Quţayfah, 15 km away.

QārahDūmāḨarastāAt Tall‘Irbīn

Topography around Jayrūd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jayrūd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 817 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,191 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,568 m.

The land around Jayrūd is covered by bare terrain (70%) within 3 km, bare terrain (78%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (57%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
1,191 m
80 km
2,568 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Al Quţayfah 15 km · Yabrūd 20 km · An Nabk 24 km · Qārah 39 km · Dūmā 41 km · Ḩarastā 44 km · At Tall 45 km · ‘Irbīn 46 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 Jayrūd (33.8071°, 36.7386°, elevation 815 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).