Weather in Sulaymaniyah in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Sulaymaniyah in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +15°C with a maximum of +20°C and a minimum of 0°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 15% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +18°C to +15°C.
Is Sulaymaniyah warm or cold in December?
Sulaymaniyah is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +18°C to +11°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +5°C to +1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Sulaymaniyah, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Sulaymaniyah in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +11°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -8°C | -17°C | -16°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +26°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 69 mm | 86 mm | 85 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 63% | 73% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 11 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +18°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +11°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 69 mm to 86 mm. Humidity rises from 63% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 12 sunny days in November to 11 in December.
Next month (January) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Sulaymaniyah is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Sulaymaniyah.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Sulaymaniyah?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Sulaymaniyah in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+21°C) and the highest in 2021 (+27°C). The driest year was 2021 with only 252 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 879 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sulaymaniyah, 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.