Kabbasin weather in December

In December, Kabbasin sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kabbasin's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabbasin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
6:40 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
52%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kabbasin reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°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)
1156
2156
3145
4145
5145
6145
7145
8135
9135
10135
11135
12135
13124
14124
15124
16124
17124
18124
19124
20124
21124
22114
23114
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26114
27114
28114
29114
30114
31113

How December really feels in Kabbasin

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.

Kabbasin weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 599.60.89.82.6
Feb13° / 518.80.910.63.6
Mar17° / 437.60.111.76.0
Apr23° / 11°285.9012.97.6
May29° / 16°204.4013.96.5
Jun35° / 20°40.9014.43.7
Jul38° / 23°10.3014.21.7
Aug37° / 23°10.2013.41.8
Sep34° / 19°40.9012.24.4
Oct27° / 15°234.1011.17.3
Nov19° / 375.9010.16.7
Dec12° / 599.20.39.63.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35446
45347
55248
65248
75050
85050
95050
104951
114951
124951
135050
145149
155050
165149
175149
185149
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245248
255149
265050
275050
284951
294951
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kabbasin gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1260
2260
3270
4280
5290
6300
7311
8311
9321
10321
11331
12331
13331
14321
15322
16322
17312
18302
19302
20292
21292
22281
23281
24281
25281
26281
27291
28291
29301
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 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2311calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 4:10 PM to 4:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.76:294:10
29.76:294:10
39.76:304:10
49.66:314:10
59.66:324:10
69.66:334:10
79.66:344:10
89.66:344:10
99.66:354:10
109.66:364:10
119.66:374:10
129.66:374:11
139.56:384:11
149.56:394:11
159.56:394:11
169.56:404:12
179.56:414:12
189.56:414:12
199.56:424:13
209.56:424:13
219.56:434:14
229.56:434:14
239.56:444:15
249.56:444:15
259.56:454:16
269.56:454:16
279.56:454:17
289.56:464:17
299.56:464:18
309.56:464:19
319.56:474:19

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kabbasin?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabbasin.

What to pack for Kabbasin in December

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

In December, Kabbasin sees daytime highs around 12°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 Kabbasin 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 Kabbasin peaks around June 18 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateJun 18UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kabbasin 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 Kabbasin is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2028 µg/m³Jul 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kabbasin?

Kabbasin sits at 36.4°N, 37.6°E, 468 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al Bāb, 8.0 km away.

ManbijTall Rif‘atAs SafīrahAleppoI‘zāz

Topography around Kabbasin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabbasin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,109 m.

The land around Kabbasin is covered by cropland (85%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
1,109 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Al Bāb 8.0 km · Tādif 10 km · Dayr Ḩāfir 33 km · Manbij 36 km · Tall Rif‘at 43 km · As Safīrah 43 km · Aleppo 45 km · I‘zāz 50 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 Kabbasin (36.4327°, 37.5686°, elevation 468 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).