Nubl weather in December

In December, Nubl sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 9.6 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 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nubl's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nubl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
6:42 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Nubl is village 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 12°C by the end.

A typical December day in Nubl 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
2155
3155
4155
5155
6145
7145
8145
9145
10145
11135
12135
13134
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29124
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31114

How December really feels in Nubl

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.

Nubl 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° / 6710.30.69.82.9
Feb13° / 619.20.710.63.8
Mar17° / 518.60.111.76.0
Apr23° / 10°326.4012.97.5
May28° / 14°224.3013.96.9
Jun34° / 19°41.2014.44.3
Jul36° / 21°10.4014.22.5
Aug37° / 22°20.4013.42.4
Sep33° / 18°41.2012.24.6
Oct28° / 14°254.4011.17.2
Nov19° / 406.3010.16.9
Dec13° / 679.40.29.63.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35446
45347
55149
65149
75050
85050
94951
104951
114852
124852
134852
144852
154951
164951
174951
185050
195050
205050
215149
225149
235149
245149
255149
265050
275050
284951
294852
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nubl gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
227
328
429
530
631
732
832
933
1033
1134
1234
1334
1434
1533
1633
1732
1832
1931
2030
2130
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2730
2831
2931
3032
3133

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
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8100
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15100
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26100
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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 9 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
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 36 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 6:31 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 4:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.76:314:13
29.76:324:13
39.76:334:13
49.76:334:13
59.66:344:12
69.66:354:12
79.66:364:13
89.66:374:13
99.66:374:13
109.66:384:13
119.66:394:13
129.66:404:13
139.66:404:13
149.56:414:14
159.56:424:14
169.56:424:14
179.56:434:14
189.56:434:15
199.56:444:15
209.56:454:16
219.56:454:16
229.56:464:16
239.56:464:17
249.56:464:17
259.56:474:18
269.56:474:19
279.56:484:19
289.56:484:20
299.56:484:20
309.56:484:21
319.66:494:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.1 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Nubl?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nubl.

What to pack for Nubl in December

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

In December, Nubl 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 Nubl 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 Nubl peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Nubl 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 Nubl is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2129 µg/m³Jul 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nubl?

Nubl sits at 36.4°N, 37.0°E, 413 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Tall Rif‘at, 14 km away.

BataboKilisReyhanlı

Topography around Nubl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nubl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 433 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 458 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,179 m.

The land around Nubl is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
458 m
80 km
2,179 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Tall Rif‘at 14 km · ‘Afrīn 18 km · I‘zāz 24 km · Aleppo 25 km · Ad Dānā 27 km · Batabo 35 km · Kilis 39 km · Reyhanlı 40 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 Nubl (36.3787°, 36.9929°, elevation 413 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).