Weather in Bodrum in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Bodrum in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +18°C with a maximum of +20°C and a minimum of +12°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +20°C to +18°C.
Is Bodrum warm or cold in December?
Bodrum is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +20°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +14°C to +11°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Bodrum:
Water temperature in Bodrum in December
Water in Bodrum in December is Fresh. It varies from +17°C to +21°C, with an average of +19°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +16°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Bodrum in December?
Climate in Bodrum in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +16°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +1°C | -3°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +24°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 125 mm | 187 mm | 171 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 6 m/s | 6 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +19°C | +18°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 73% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +20°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +16°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 125 mm to 187 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 73%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 5 m/s to 6 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in November to 8 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Bodrum is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Bodrum?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bodrum in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+19°C) and the highest in 2010 (+25°C). The driest year was 1992 with only 405 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1306 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bodrum, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.