Chapchal Weather in December
Chapchal in December
The short of it: Chapchal in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -12 °C (10 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 8 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -12° · rain 18 mm · daylight 8 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & September
Thirty years of records give Chapchal an average December high of -1°, a low of -12° and some 18 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 9° from November to about -1°, with nights near -12°. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 55 min in mid-December, 39 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 April and September.
Against its neighbours, Chapchal runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Taxkowrük, 14 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Chapchal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 9° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TaxkowrükXinjiang | 14 km ENE | -1° | -12° | 21 mm |
| HanbinXinjiang | 15 km NE | -1° | -12° | 21 mm |
| GhuljaXinjiang | 17 km ENE | -1° | -12° | 21 mm |
| BayandaiXinjiang | 17 km NNE | -1° | -12° | 20 mm |
| Ka'erdunXinjiang | 18 km ENE | -2° | -12° | 20 mm |
| DadamtuXinjiang | 21 km NE | -2° | -13° | 21 mm |
| KipekyüziXinjiang | 23 km ENE | -2° | -13° | 20 mm |
| HudiyuziXinjiang | 23 km ENE | -2° | -13° | 20 mm |