Çanakkale weather in December

In December, Çanakkale sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 94 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Çanakkale's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çanakkale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
94 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:36 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Çanakkale is central district and city in Çanakkale Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.9 µg/m³ · 2019

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 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Çanakkale reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1128
2127
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4127
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7117
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10116
11116
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How December really feels in Çanakkale

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.

Çanakkale 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 84102.29.51.8
Feb10° / 809.51.710.42.2
Mar12° / 739.9111.73.4
Apr17° / 537.80.1135.7
May22° / 14°426.3014.27.5
Jun26° / 18°265.1014.88.0
Jul29° / 21°142.4014.67.5
Aug29° / 21°71.9013.67.7
Sep25° / 18°384.3012.38.4
Oct20° / 14°746.6010.96.9
Nov15° / 737.40.49.84.8
Dec11° / 94111.99.22.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83763
93862
103862
113763
123763
133763
143862
153862
163862
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203763
213862
223862
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293862
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Çanakkale gets around 94 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1323
2333
3334
4344
5344
6355
7355
8365
9365
10366
11376
12376
13376
14376
15376
16376
17366
18366
19366
20366
21366
22367
23367
24367
25367
26357
27357
28358
29358
30358
31358

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4973
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10991
11991
12991
13991
141000
151000
161000
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301000
311000

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 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 7:24 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 4:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:244:45
29.37:244:44
39.37:254:44
49.37:264:44
59.37:274:44
69.37:284:44
79.27:294:44
89.27:304:44
99.27:314:44
109.27:314:44
119.27:324:44
129.27:334:44
139.27:344:45
149.27:344:45
159.27:354:45
169.27:364:45
179.27:364:46
189.17:374:46
199.17:384:46
209.17:384:47
219.17:394:47
229.17:394:47
239.17:404:48
249.17:404:48
259.17:404:49
269.17:414:50
279.27:414:50
289.27:414:51
299.27:424:51
309.27:424:52
319.27:424:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.59 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
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141.6Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Çanakkale

In seasonPeak

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

Çanakkale's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Çanakkale?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Çanakkale.

What to pack for Çanakkale in December

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

In December, Çanakkale sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Çanakkale in December

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 15 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Çanakkale 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 Çanakkale peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowAug 10UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Çanakkale 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 Çanakkale is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Çanakkale's WHO annual average of 16.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2122 µg/m³Dec 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Çanakkale?

Çanakkale sits at 40.2°N, 26.4°E, 12 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Gallipoli, 36 km away.

Topography around Çanakkale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çanakkale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,835 m.

The land around Çanakkale is covered by water (35%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
508 m
80 km
1,835 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Gallipoli 36 km · Ezine 42 km · Çan 56 km · Biga 71 km · Keşan 80 km · Edremit 81 km · Burhaniye 87 km · Alexandroupoli 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 Çanakkale (40.1555°, 26.4127°, elevation 12 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).