Weather in Samsun in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Samsun in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +15°C with a maximum of +22°C and a minimum of +5°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 41% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°C to +14°C.
Is Samsun warm or cold in December?
Samsun is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +11°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +9°C to +6°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Samsun:
Climate in Samsun in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +11°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -2°C | -6°C | -7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +25°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 86 mm | 84 mm | 72 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 78% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +15°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +11°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 86 mm to 84 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in November to 5 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Samsun is gradually decreasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Samsun?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Samsun in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+15°C) and the highest in 2014 (+20°C). The driest year was 2013 with only 623 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2012 with 1068 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Samsun, 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.