Benxi Weather in December
Benxi in December
The short of it: Benxi in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -12 °C (11 °F), with 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain and about 9 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -12° · rain 10 mm · daylight 9 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Benxi an average December high of -1°, a low of -12° and some 10 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 9° from November to about -1°, with nights near -12°. Rain is scarce, about 10 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 12 min in mid-December, 35 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Benxi runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Xiaoshi, 30 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Benxi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 9° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XiaoshiLiaoning | 30 km E | -2° | -12° | 10 mm |
| GongchanglingLiaoning | 33 km SW | -2° | -12° | 7.0 mm |
| LiaoyangLiaoning | 49 km W | -1° | -11° | 8.0 mm |
| SujiatunLiaoning | 54 km NW | -2° | -13° | 8.0 mm |
| DonglingLiaoning | 61 km NNW | -3° | -14° | 8.0 mm |
| ShenyangLiaoning | 62 km NNW | -2° | -13° | 8.0 mm |
| AnshanLiaoning | 67 km WSW | -1° | -11° | 10 mm |
| FushunLiaoning | 68 km NNE | -3° | -14° | 8.0 mm |