Changsha Weather in December
Changsha in December
The short of it: Changsha in December averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 33 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 10 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 13° · rain 33 mm · daylight 10 h 46 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Changsha an average December high of 20°, a low of 13° and some 33 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 20°, with nights near 13°. It is the driest month of the year, only 33 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 10 h 46 min in mid-December, 16 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Changsha runs about middling and about as wet in December. Taishan, 17 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Changsha, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TaishanGuangdong | 17 km SE | 21° | 13° | 31 mm |
| EnchengGuangdong | 45 km WSW | 21° | 13° | 30 mm |
| JiangmenGuangdong | 47 km ENE | 20° | 13° | 37 mm |
| ShapingGuangdong | 52 km NNE | 20° | 12° | 39 mm |
| Jing’anGuangdong | 65 km ESE | 20° | 14° | 33 mm |
| NantouGuangdong | 73 km ENE | 20° | 13° | 36 mm |
| ZhongshanGuangdong | 73 km ENE | 20° | 13° | 33 mm |
| ShiqiGuangdong | 74 km ENE | 20° | 13° | 33 mm |