Tavşanlı weather in December

In December, Tavşanlı sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 28% 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 Tavşanlı's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tavşanlı's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:22 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Tavşanlı is district in Kütahya Province, Turkey.

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 9°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tavşanlı reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°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)
1100
2100
390
490
590
690
790
880
980
108-1
118-1
128-1
137-1
147-1
157-1
167-1
177-1
187-1
197-1
207-1
217-1
226-1
236-2
246-2
256-2
266-2
276-2
286-2
296-2
306-2
316-2

How December really feels in Tavşanlı

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.

Tavşanlı 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 / -3°569.35.19.50.3
Feb / -2°549.34.510.41.1
Mar11° / 6010.13.311.72.8
Apr16° / 5910.51135.0
May21° / 5610.1014.16.7
Jun25° / 12°377.1014.77.6
Jul29° / 14°133.2014.57.2
Aug29° / 15°153.6013.66.8
Sep25° / 11°203.8012.38.3
Oct20° / 406.5010.97.0
Nov13° / 406.31.39.84.0
Dec / -1°558.93.69.31.1

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 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24753
34753
44555
54456
64456
74357
84258
94159
104258
114258
124159
134159
144159
154159
164159
174159
184159
194060
204060
213961
223961
233961
243862
253763
263664
273664
283565
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tavşanlı gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 32% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1277
2277
3288
4288
5299
6299
72910
83010
93011
103011
113112
123112
133112
143112
153112
163112
173012
183012
192912
202912
212912
222913
232913
242913
252914
263014
273015
283115
293116
303116
313217

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 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:09 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 4:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:094:34
29.47:104:34
39.47:114:34
49.47:124:34
59.37:134:34
69.37:144:34
79.37:154:34
89.37:164:34
99.37:164:34
109.37:174:34
119.37:184:34
129.37:194:34
139.27:204:34
149.27:204:34
159.27:214:35
169.27:224:35
179.27:224:35
189.27:234:35
199.27:234:36
209.27:244:36
219.27:244:37
229.27:254:37
239.27:254:38
249.27:264:38
259.27:264:39
269.27:274:39
279.27:274:40
289.27:274:40
299.27:274:41
309.27:284:42
319.27:284:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.87 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Dim
62.0Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tavşanlı?

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 Tavşanlı.

What to pack for Tavşanlı in December

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

In December, Tavşanlı sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -1°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 Tavşanlı 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 Tavşanlı peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highModerateAug 10UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Tavşanlı 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 Tavşanlı is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1318 µg/m³Dec 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tavşanlı?

Tavşanlı sits at 39.5°N, 29.5°E, 859 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Emet, 30 km away.

Topography around Tavşanlı

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tavşanlı has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 865 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 940 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,436 m.

The land around Tavşanlı is covered by cropland (39%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (27%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
940 m
80 km
2,436 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Emet 30 km · Kütahya 44 km · İnegol 60 km · Bozüyük 61 km · Gediz 62 km · Akhisar 64 km · Simav 68 km · Dursunbey 75 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 Tavşanlı (39.5424°, 29.4987°, elevation 859 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).