Şereflikoçhisar weather in December

In December, Şereflikoçhisar sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Şereflikoçhisar's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Şereflikoçhisar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 7°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 46 mm; 8.4 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 7:04 AM – 4:20 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.1; out of 10

Şereflikoçhisar is district of Ankara Province, Turkey.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical December day in Şereflikoçhisar reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	3
2	10	3
3	9	3
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	9	3
7	9	3
8	8	2
9	8	2
10	8	2
11	8	2
12	8	2
13	7	2
14	7	2
15	7	2
16	7	2
17	7	1
18	7	1
19	7	1
20	6	1
21	6	1
22	6	1
23	6	1
24	6	1
25	6	1
26	6	1
27	6	1
28	6	1
29	6	1
30	6	1
31	6	1

How December really feels in Şereflikoçhisar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Şereflikoçhisar weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	5° / -0°	43	8.3	3.6	9.6	0.2
Feb	7° / 1°	32	7.2	2.5	10.5	1.1
Mar	12° / 4°	38	8.2	1.8	11.7	3.3
Apr	17° / 8°	35	7.8	0.3	13	5.8
May	23° / 13°	31	7.4	0	14.1	7.5
Jun	27° / 16°	21	5.1	0	14.7	7.4
Jul	31° / 19°	3	0.9	0	14.5	6.2
Aug	31° / 19°	3	0.9	0	13.5	6.3
Sep	26° / 15°	9	2.2	0	12.3	8.5
Oct	20° / 11°	23	4.1	0	11	7.6
Nov	13° / 5°	37	5.6	0.8	9.9	4.2
Dec	7° / 2°	46	8.4	2.1	9.3	1.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	55	55	53	53	51	51	49	48	48	47	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38
Cloudier (%)	45	45	47	47	49	49	51	52	52	53	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Şereflikoçhisar gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	28	28	28
Snow chance (%)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	4
2	25	4
3	25	4
4	26	5
5	27	5
6	27	5
7	28	6
8	28	6
9	29	6
10	29	6
11	30	7
12	30	7
13	30	7
14	30	7
15	30	7
16	30	7
17	29	7
18	29	8
19	29	8
20	28	8
21	28	8
22	27	8
23	27	8
24	27	8
25	26	8
26	27	8
27	27	8
28	27	8
29	28	9
30	28	9
31	28	9

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 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 7:10 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 4:28 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10
Sunset (PM)	4:20	4:20	4:19	4:19	4:19	4:19	4:19	4:19	4:19	4:19	4:19	4:20	4:20	4:20	4:20	4:20	4:21	4:21	4:22	4:22	4:22	4:23	4:23	4:24	4:24	4:25	4:25	4:26	4:27	4:27	4:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.5	6:52	4:20
2	9.5	6:52	4:20
3	9.4	6:53	4:19
4	9.4	6:54	4:19
5	9.4	6:55	4:19
6	9.4	6:56	4:19
7	9.4	6:57	4:19
8	9.4	6:58	4:19
9	9.3	6:59	4:19
10	9.3	6:59	4:19
11	9.3	7:00	4:19
12	9.3	7:01	4:20
13	9.3	7:02	4:20
14	9.3	7:02	4:20
15	9.3	7:03	4:20
16	9.3	7:04	4:20
17	9.3	7:04	4:21
18	9.3	7:05	4:21
19	9.3	7:05	4:22
20	9.3	7:06	4:22
21	9.3	7:06	4:22
22	9.3	7:07	4:23
23	9.3	7:07	4:23
24	9.3	7:08	4:24
25	9.3	7:08	4:24
26	9.3	7:08	4:25
27	9.3	7:09	4:25
28	9.3	7:09	4:26
29	9.3	7:09	4:27
30	9.3	7:10	4:27
31	9.3	7:10	4:28

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.2	Moderate
2	2.2	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.1	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.1	Moderate
8	2.0	Moderate
9	2.0	Moderate
10	2.0	Moderate
11	2.0	Moderate
12	2.0	Moderate
13	2.0	Dim
14	2.0	Dim
15	2.0	Dim
16	2.0	Dim
17	2.0	Dim
18	2.0	Dim
19	2.0	Dim
20	2.0	Dim
21	2.0	Dim
22	2.0	Dim
23	2.0	Dim
24	2.0	Dim
25	2.0	Dim
26	2.0	Dim
27	2.0	Dim
28	2.0	Moderate
29	2.0	Moderate
30	2.0	Moderate
31	2.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Şereflikoçhisar?

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

1.1

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 Şereflikoçhisar.

What to pack for Şereflikoçhisar in December

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

In December, Şereflikoçhisar sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Şereflikoçhisar 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 Şereflikoçhisar peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	8	8	10	10	10	8	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Şereflikoçhisar 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 Şereflikoçhisar is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	15	19	20	22	19	14	14	16	16	15	13
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Şereflikoçhisar?

Şereflikoçhisar sits at 38.9°N, 33.5°E, 948 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kulu, 43 km away.

Topography around Şereflikoçhisar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Şereflikoçhisar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m around an average of 978 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,388 m.

The land around Şereflikoçhisar is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

292 m

grassland 41%

16 km

738 m

cropland 47%

80 km

1,388 m

cropland 55%

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← November Şereflikoçhisar year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Kulu 43 km · Ortaköy 49 km · Kaman 49 km · Kırşehir 59 km · Mucur 74 km · Aksaray 76 km · Keskin 82 km · Kırıkkale 101 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

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 Şereflikoçhisar (38.9393°, 33.5386°, elevation 948 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	3
2	10	3
3	9	3
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	9	3
7	9	3
8	8	2
9	8	2
10	8	2
11	8	2
12	8	2
13	7	2
14	7	2
15	7	2
16	7	2
17	7	1
18	7	1
19	7	1
20	6	1
21	6	1
22	6	1
23	6	1
24	6	1
25	6	1
26	6	1
27	6	1
28	6	1
29	6	1
30	6	1
31	6	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	4
2	25	4
3	25	4
4	26	5
5	27	5
6	27	5
7	28	6
8	28	6
9	29	6
10	29	6
11	30	7
12	30	7
13	30	7
14	30	7
15	30	7
16	30	7
17	29	7
18	29	8
19	29	8
20	28	8
21	28	8
22	27	8
23	27	8
24	27	8
25	26	8
26	27	8
27	27	8
28	27	8
29	28	9
30	28	9
31	28	9

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	3
2	10	3
3	9	3
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	9	3
7	9	3
8	8	2
9	8	2
10	8	2
11	8	2
12	8	2
13	7	2
14	7	2
15	7	2
16	7	2
17	7	1
18	7	1
19	7	1
20	6	1
21	6	1
22	6	1
23	6	1
24	6	1
25	6	1
26	6	1
27	6	1
28	6	1
29	6	1
30	6	1
31	6	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	4
2	25	4
3	25	4
4	26	5
5	27	5
6	27	5
7	28	6
8	28	6
9	29	6
10	29	6
11	30	7
12	30	7
13	30	7
14	30	7
15	30	7
16	30	7
17	29	7
18	29	8
19	29	8
20	28	8
21	28	8
22	27	8
23	27	8
24	27	8
25	26	8
26	27	8
27	27	8
28	27	8
29	28	9
30	28	9
31	28	9

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	3
2	10	3
3	9	3
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	9	3
7	9	3
8	8	2
9	8	2
10	8	2
11	8	2
12	8	2
13	7	2
14	7	2
15	7	2
16	7	2
17	7	1
18	7	1
19	7	1
20	6	1
21	6	1
22	6	1
23	6	1
24	6	1
25	6	1
26	6	1
27	6	1
28	6	1
29	6	1
30	6	1
31	6	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	4
2	25	4
3	25	4
4	26	5
5	27	5
6	27	5
7	28	6
8	28	6
9	29	6
10	29	6
11	30	7
12	30	7
13	30	7
14	30	7
15	30	7
16	30	7
17	29	7
18	29	8
19	29	8
20	28	8
21	28	8
22	27	8
23	27	8
24	27	8
25	26	8
26	27	8
27	27	8
28	27	8
29	28	9
30	28	9
31	28	9

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100