Çorum weather in December

In December, Çorum sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Çorum's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çorum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:03 AM – 4:10 PM
Cloud cover
62%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

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

Air quality
High
PM2.5 25.2 µg/m³ · 2018

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 8°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Çorum reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 12°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)
180
280
380
48-1
58-1
67-1
77-1
87-1
97-1
107-1
117-1
126-1
136-1
146-2
156-2
166-2
176-2
186-2
195-2
205-2
215-2
225-2
235-2
245-2
255-2
265-2
275-2
285-2
295-2
305-2
315-3

How December really feels in Çorum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Çorum 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
Jan / -4°539.66.39.40.0
Feb / -3°489510.40.6
Mar11° / 6611.84.811.72.6
Apr16° / 7112.41134.7
May21° / 7613.5014.26.1
Jun25° / 12°4910014.87.2
Jul28° / 15°143.2014.67.3
Aug29° / 15°142.9013.67.1
Sep25° / 11°294.8012.38.1
Oct19° / 386.30.110.96.8
Nov12° / 486.81.59.73.4
Dec / -2°599.64.69.20.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44753
54654
64654
74555
84555
94357
104357
114357
124357
134357
144258
154258
164258
174258
184357
194357
204357
214357
224258
234258
244159
254159
264159
273961
283961
293862
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Çorum gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 33% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1299
2299
3299
43010
53011
63111
73112
83113
93213
103214
113214
123314
133315
143315
153315
163316
173216
183216
193216
203216
213217
223117
233117
243117
253117
263117
273117
283118
293218
303219
313319

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 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 06 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 6:51 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 4:09 PM to 4:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.36:514:09
29.36:514:09
39.36:524:09
49.36:534:09
59.26:544:09
69.26:554:09
79.26:564:09
89.26:574:09
99.26:584:09
109.26:594:09
119.26:594:09
129.17:004:09
139.17:014:09
149.17:024:09
159.17:024:10
169.17:034:10
179.17:044:10
189.17:044:10
199.17:054:11
209.17:054:11
219.17:064:12
229.17:064:12
239.17:074:13
249.17:074:13
259.17:084:14
269.17:084:14
279.17:084:15
289.17:094:15
299.17:094:16
309.17:094:17
319.17:094:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Çorum?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Çorum.

What to pack for Çorum in December

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

In December, Çorum sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Çorum 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 Çorum peaks around June 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateLowJun 22UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Çorum 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 Çorum is worst in May — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Çorum's WHO annual average of 25.2 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1133 µg/m³Jul 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Çorum?

Çorum sits at 40.5°N, 35.0°E, 808 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Alaca, 43 km away.

Topography around Çorum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çorum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 818 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,000 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,908 m.

The land around Çorum is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (36%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
1,000 m
80 km
1,908 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Alaca 43 km · İskilip 45 km · Osmancık 49 km · Merzifon 56 km · Sungurlu 65 km · Suluova 66 km · Amasya 75 km · Havza 76 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 Çorum (40.5489°, 34.9533°, elevation 808 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).