Osmancık weather in December

In December, Osmancık sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 26% 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 Osmancık's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Osmancık's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:05 AM – 4:09 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

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 Osmancık 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 11°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)
18-1
28-1
38-1
47-1
57-1
67-1
77-1
87-1
96-1
106-1
116-1
126-2
136-2
146-2
156-2
165-2
175-2
185-2
195-2
205-2
215-2
225-2
235-2
245-2
255-2
265-2
275-2
285-2
295-3
305-3
315-3

How December really feels in Osmancık

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.

Osmancık weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°499.279.40.0
Feb / -3°479.36.110.40.5
Mar11° / 6712.45.311.72.3
Apr16° / 7913.61.513.14.4
May20° / 89150.114.35.8
Jun24° / 12°6911.8014.96.8
Jul28° / 14°244.6014.67.5
Aug28° / 15°275013.67.2
Sep24° / 11°406.8012.37.8
Oct18° / 458.10.210.96.3
Nov11° / 4772.29.73.1
Dec / -2°599.15.29.10.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54258
64159
74060
84060
93961
103961
114060
123862
133862
143862
153862
163961
173961
183961
193961
203961
213961
223961
233961
243961
253961
263961
273862
283763
293664
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Osmancık gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12810
22810
32911
42912
53012
63013
73014
83014
93015
103016
113016
123017
133017
143017
153018
163018
173018
183019
193019
203019
213019
223019
233019
243019
253019
263020
273020
283021
293121
303122
313122

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 6:52 AM to 7:11 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)
19.36:524:09
29.36:534:08
39.26:544:08
49.26:554:08
59.26:564:08
69.26:574:08
79.26:584:08
89.26:594:08
99.17:004:08
109.17:014:08
119.17:014:08
129.17:024:08
139.17:034:08
149.17:044:09
159.17:044:09
169.17:054:09
179.17:064:09
189.17:064:10
199.17:074:10
209.17:074:10
219.17:084:11
229.17:084:11
239.17:094:12
249.17:094:12
259.17:104:13
269.17:104:13
279.17:104:14
289.17:114:15
299.17:114:15
309.17:114:16
319.17:114:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.72 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Osmancık?

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

0.4
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 Osmancık.

What to pack for Osmancık in December

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

In December, Osmancık sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Osmancık 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 Osmancık peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 10UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Osmancık 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 Osmancık is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2417 µg/m³Dec 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Osmancık?

Osmancık sits at 41.0°N, 34.8°E, 424 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is İskilip, 39 km away.

Topography around Osmancık

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Osmancık has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m around an average of 482 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,413 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,384 m.

The land around Osmancık is covered by trees (28%), grassland (25%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (34%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
425 m
16 km
1,413 m
80 km
2,384 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: İskilip 39 km · Çorum 49 km · Boyabat 55 km · Merzifon 57 km · Vezirköprü 58 km · Tosya 64 km · Havza 72 km · Suluova 73 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 Osmancık (40.9782°, 34.8047°, elevation 424 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).