Anamur weather in December

In December, Anamur sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 173 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Anamur's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Anamur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Precipitation
173 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
6:58 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover
52%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Anamur is district of Mersin, south-central Turkey.

Density
40/km²
people per km²

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 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical December day in Anamur reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Anamur

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.

Anamur weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 10°16212.99.83.6
Feb14° / 10°1181110.63.8
Mar15° / 12°849.811.75.0
Apr18° / 14°487.412.96.5
May22° / 18°325.613.98.0
Jun26° / 22°133.814.48.6
Jul29° / 25°82.514.27.6
Aug29° / 26°102.813.47.1
Sep27° / 24°183.612.28.2
Oct24° / 20°506.211.18.1
Nov19° / 16°1098.510.16.6
Dec15° / 12°173139.64.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116139
126040
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Anamur gets around 173 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
337
438
539
640
741
842
943
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18713
28812
39010
4919
5928
6937
7946
8955
9964
10964
11973
12973
13982
14982
15982
16982
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 6:47 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 4:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.76:474:30
29.76:474:30
39.76:484:30
49.76:494:30
59.76:504:30
69.76:514:30
79.66:524:30
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99.66:534:30
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169.66:584:32
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
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292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Anamur

In seasonPeak

In December, Anamur sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Anamur's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Anamur?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Anamur for sightseeing.

What to pack for Anamur in December

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

In December, Anamur sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Anamur in December

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 9 to Dec 14 — about 7.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Anamur 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 Anamur peaks around August 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateAug 12UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Anamur 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 Anamur is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1617 µg/m³Dec 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Anamur?

Anamur sits at 36.1°N, 32.8°E, 28 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Bozyazı, 12 km away.

Topography around Anamur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Anamur has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,209 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,384 m.

The land around Anamur is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (49%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
693 m
16 km
1,209 m
80 km
2,384 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Bozyazı 12 km · Gazipaşa 51 km · Ermenek 63 km · Mahmutlar 82 km · Kestel 83 km · Mut 83 km · Oba 87 km · Cikcilli 90 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 0%

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 Anamur (36.0751°, 32.8369°, elevation 28 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).