Changde Weather in December
Changde in December
The short of it: Changde in December averages a high of 11 °C (53 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 4° · rain 40 mm · daylight 10 h 18 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & December
Thirty years of records give Changde an average December high of 11°, a low of 4° and some 40 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 11°, with nights near 4°. It is the driest month of the year, only 40 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 10 h 18 min in mid-December, 22 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and December.
Against its neighbours, Changde runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Shenliu, 62 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Changde, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 34 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShenliuHunan | 62 km NE | 11° | 4° | 35 mm |
| JinshiHunan | 66 km NNE | 11° | 4° | 30 mm |
| QionghuHunan | 67 km ESE | 11° | 5° | 43 mm |
| NanzhouHunan | 78 km ENE | 11° | 4° | 37 mm |
| HeshanHunan | 82 km SE | 12° | 4° | 47 mm |
| XiulinHubei | 102 km NE | 11° | 4° | 31 mm |
| WulingyuanHunan | 117 km WNW | 11° | 3° | 28 mm |
| ZhangjiajieHunan | 119 km W | 11° | 4° | 29 mm |