Climate averages 1991–2020
Vanadzor weather
in December.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Vanadzor: daytime highs average 2.6°C and nights cool to about -7.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 19 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gyumri (55 km away). In December its highs average 0.1°C, 2.5°C cooler than Vanadzor, with 34 mm of precipitation.
Among the 3 cities listed in Armenia, Vanadzor ranks 2nd of 3 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 3 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 3 cities is 2.2°C; Vanadzor is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 0.5°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 38 mm to 36 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Vanadzor climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.5°C-9.8°C | -9.8°C | 36 | 6.8 | 9.610 h |
| February | 1.7°C-8.1°C | -8.1°C | 46 | 8.1 | 10.611 h |
| March | 6.1°C-3.6°C | -3.6°C | 91 | 13.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.8°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 137 | 19.2 | 13.313 h |
| May | 16.5°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 168 | 23.5 | 14.414 h |
| June | 19.8°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 161 | 22.2 | 15.015 h |
| July | 21.8°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 113 | 19.4 | 14.815 h |
| August | 22.4°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 84 | 18.1 | 13.814 h |
| September | 19.3°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 73 | 12.9 | 12.513 h |
| October | 15.0°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 65 | 11.1 | 11.211 h |
| November | 8.0°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 48 | 7.9 | 10.010 h |
| December, selected | 2.6°C-7.1°C | -7.1°C | 38 | 6.4 | 9.39 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Gyumri in DecemberArmenia · 55 kmHigh 0.1°C · Low -7.8°C · 34 mm precipitation
- Yerevan in DecemberArmenia · 70 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -4.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Rustavi in DecemberGeorgia · 93 kmHigh 7.6°C · Low -2.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Tbilisi in DecemberGeorgia · 102 kmHigh 6.7°C · Low -2.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Iğdır in DecemberTurkey · 105 kmHigh 5.9°C · Low -5.1°C · 32 mm rain
- Kars in DecemberTurkey · 121 kmHigh 0.5°C · Low -9.8°C · 36 mm precipitation
- Doğubayazıt in DecemberTurkey · 144 kmHigh 3.5°C · Low -6.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Ganja in DecemberAzerbaijan · 158 kmHigh 7.2°C · Low -1.0°C · 17 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Vanadzor) is explained once on the Vanadzor year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.