December Weather in Ankara Turkey

Daily high temperatures decrease by 7°F, from 46°F to 39°F, rarely falling below 27°F or exceeding 56°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 29°F to 25°F, rarely falling below 13°F or exceeding 39°F.

For reference, on August 2, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Ankara typically range from 60°F to 87°F, while on January 24, the coldest day of the year, they range from 23°F to 38°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

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The month of December in Ankara experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 52% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 54% on December 22.

The clearest day of the month is December 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 51% of the time.

For reference, on December 22, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 54%, while on August 2, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 98%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Ankara, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is essentially constant, remaining around 19% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 22% on April 28, and its lowest chance is 5% on August 2.

Over the course of December in Ankara, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 17% to 12%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow increases from 1% to 3%.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December in Ankara is essentially constant, remaining about 1.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 2.4 inches or falling below 0.1 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 1.2 inches on December 10.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during December in Ankara is increasing, starting the month at 0.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.7 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 3.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.7 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

Over the course of December in Ankara, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 9 hours, 20 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 9 hours, 33 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Ankara is 7:51 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 19 minutes later at 8:10 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:23 PM on December 7 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 5:33 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Ankara during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:20 AM and sets 15 hours, 0 minutes later, at 8:20 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:06 AM and sets 9 hours, 20 minutes later, at 5:26 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Ankara is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 6, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Ankara is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 6.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 27, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.9 miles per hour, while on May 24, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.4 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Ankara throughout December is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 37% on December 12.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Ankara typically lasts for 6.1 months (188 days), from around April 17 to around October 22, rarely starting before March 27 or after May 9, and rarely ending before October 2 or after November 10.

The month of December in Ankara is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Ankara are essentially constant during December, remaining within 2°F of 3,029°F throughout.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Ankara is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 2.1 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 1.9 kWh on December 22.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ankara are 39.920 deg latitude, 32.854 deg longitude, and 2,867 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ankara contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 627 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,979 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,894 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,154 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ankara is covered by artificial surfaces (96%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (41%) and cropland (32%), and within 50 miles by cropland (55%) and grassland (18%).