Armenia in December

Cold; New Year build-up.

December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatGreen and warm; best month for the south.
• JuneGreatWarm; apricot season begins.
• SeptemberGreatGrape harvest, clear skies, Independence Day.
• OctoberGreatAutumn colour at Dilijan and Tatev; wine festival.

• Yerevan and the Ararat valley · Yerevan, Echmiadzin, Khor Virap, Arenicool

  Dry continental: 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) in July–August, cold winters with snow. Ararat is clearest in autumn and winter mornings.Dry continental: 95–104 °F (35–40 °C) in July–August, cold winters with snow. Ararat is clearest in autumn and winter mornings.

• Lake Sevan and the north · Sevan (1,900 m), Dilijan, Lori, Tavushcool

  Cool summers — Sevan is a summer escape; green forests around Dilijan; snowy winters.

• Syunik and the south · Tatev, Goris, Meghricool

  High passes (Vorotan, Tatev) snowbound in winter; Meghri near Iran is hot in summer.

• Aragats and highlands · Mount Aragats (4,090 m), Tsaghkadzorcool

  Aragats summit hikes July–September; Tsaghkadzor skiing December–March.

• Central Armenia: Ararat Valley (Yerevan, Echmiadzin, Artashat, Armavir) · flat valley floor, 800–1,000 mcold

  Dry and hot in July–August, often above 35 °C (95 °F); winter is cold but usually dry. Spring and autumn are the walking months.Dry and hot in July–August, often above 95 °F (35 °C); winter is cold but usually dry. Spring and autumn are the walking months.

• Central Armenia: Aragats slope (Byurakan, Amberd, Tsaghkadzor) · 1,500–2,300 m and abovecold

  5–10 °C (9–18 °F) cooler than the valley; snow from roughly November to April, and the high Aragats road opens only once the pack melts, usually mid-July to mid-September.9–18 °F (5–10 °C) cooler than the valley; snow from roughly November to April, and the high Aragats road opens only once the pack melts, usually mid-July to mid-September.

• Lake Sevan Region: Lake Sevan basin · Whole region, 1,900 mcold

  Swimming weather is roughly June to early September; July and August are the only reliably warm beach months. Winters are long and the lake partly freezes.

• Northern Armenia: Lori and Tavush (Dilijan, Ijevan, Alaverdi) · Forested north and northeastcold

  The greenest corner of Armenia; summer days are warm and humid, autumn is dry and clear. Snow closes high trails from December to March.

• Northern Armenia: Shirak (Gyumri) · Arid western plateaucold

  Higher and drier than Lori; Gyumri winters are long and well below freezing.

• Southern Armenia: Vayots Dzor and Syunik · Highway corridor from Areni to Meghricold

  Mountain elevation keeps it cooler than Yerevan; spring and autumn are the walking months, July–August is hot in the valleys, and the passes see snow from late autumn.

• Yerevan4 °C (39 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 6 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 6 rain days
• Akhtala-1 °C (30 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 5 rain days30 °F (-1 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 5 rain days
• Alaverdi5 °C (41 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 8 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 8 rain days
• Aparan0 °C (32 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 8 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 8 rain days
• Areni7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 9 rain days
• Armavir7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 9 rain days
• Artashat7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 9 rain days
• Ashnak4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain days
• Ashtarak5 °C (41 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 7 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 7 rain days
• Berd3 °C (37 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 5 rain days
• Byurakan7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 8 rain days
• Dsegh7 °C (45 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 9 rain days
• Echmiadzin7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 8 rain days
• Garni5 °C (41 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 6 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 6 rain days
• Gavar7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 7 rain days
• Goris4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 12 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 12 rain days
• Ijevan7 °C (45 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain days
• Jermuk3 °C (37 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 9 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 9 rain days
• Kapan7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 7 rain days
• Meghri7 °C (45 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 12 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 12 rain days
• Noyemberyan4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain days
• Pemzashen5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 9 rain days
• Sevan0 °C (32 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 6 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 19 °F (-7 °C), 6 rain days
• Spitak3 °C (37 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 5 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 5 rain days
• Stepanavan3 °C (37 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 8 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 8 rain days
• Talin-1 °C (30 °F) / -9 °C (16 °F), 5 rain days30 °F (-1 °C) / 16 °F (-9 °C), 5 rain days
• Tandzaver7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 11 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 11 rain days
• Tatev7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 9 rain days
• Tsaghkadzor0 °C (32 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 10 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 19 °F (-7 °C), 10 rain days
• Tumanyan4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain days
• Vanadzor3 °C (37 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 8 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 8 rain days
• Vardenis3 °C (37 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 6 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 6 rain days
• Yeghegnadzor4 °C (39 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 7 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 7 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year's Eve

  31 Dec

  Everything closes early.

• New Year season

  Dec 31–Jan 6 · Yerevan

  Lights, markets and closures.

Crowds · Armenia

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Prices · Armenia

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