Serinhisar weather in December

In December, Serinhisar sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Serinhisar's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serinhisar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:17 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Serinhisar is district and town in Denizli, Turkey.

Density
76/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 11°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Serinhisar reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2112
3112
4112
5112
6112
7101
8101
9101
10101
11101
12101
1391
1491
1591
1691
1790
1890
1990
2090
2190
2290
2380
2480
2580
2680
2780
2880
2980
3080
3180

How December really feels in Serinhisar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Serinhisar weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°659.13.59.71.2
Feb / 5793.510.61.9
Mar13° / 559.5211.73.6
Apr17° / 509.50.412.95.7
May23° / 10°5190147.3
Jun27° / 15°224.5014.57.5
Jul31° / 18°81.9014.36.0
Aug31° / 19°71.9013.46.0
Sep27° / 14°122.7012.38.3
Oct21° / 315.20117.7
Nov15° / 395.90.5105.1
Dec / 518.72.19.52.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35545
45545
55446
65545
75446
85347
95347
105347
115347
125347
135347
145248
155248
165248
175248
185149
195149
205149
215050
224951
234951
244852
254753
264654
274555
284555
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Serinhisar gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1253
2253
3263
4264
5274
6274
7285
8285
9296
10306
11306
12306
13317
14317
15317
16318
17318
18308
19308
20298
21298
22288
23288
24288
25288
26298
27299
28299
29299
30299
312910

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 7 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
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 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 7:05 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 4:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:054:41
29.67:064:40
39.67:074:40
49.57:084:40
59.57:084:40
69.57:094:40
79.57:104:40
89.57:114:40
99.57:124:40
109.57:124:40
119.57:134:40
129.47:144:41
139.47:154:41
149.47:154:41
159.47:164:41
169.47:174:42
179.47:174:42
189.47:184:42
199.47:184:43
209.47:194:43
219.47:194:43
229.47:204:44
239.47:204:44
249.47:214:45
259.47:214:45
269.47:224:46
279.47:224:47
289.47:224:47
299.47:224:48
309.47:234:49
319.47:234:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.22 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Serinhisar?

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

2.1
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 Serinhisar.

What to pack for Serinhisar in December

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

In December, Serinhisar sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Serinhisar 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 Serinhisar peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Serinhisar 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 Serinhisar is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 1522 µg/m³Dec 2111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Serinhisar?

Serinhisar sits at 37.6°N, 29.3°E, 958 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Denizli, 27 km away.

Ortaca

Topography around Serinhisar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serinhisar has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 718 m around an average of 1,092 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,880 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,437 m.

The land around Serinhisar is covered by grassland (38%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (35%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), grassland (26%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
718 m
16 km
1,880 m
80 km
2,437 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Denizli 27 km · Merkezefendi 32 km · Pamukkale 40 km · Sarayköy 49 km · Muğla 89 km · Nazilli 91 km · Burdur 92 km · Ortaca 94 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 Serinhisar (37.581°, 29.2664°, elevation 958 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).