Chela Weather in December
Chela in December
The short of it: Chela in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -11 °C (13 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 9 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -11° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 9 h 54 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Chela an average December high of 2°, a low of -11° and some 3.0 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 2°, with nights near -11°. It is the driest month of the year, only 3.0 mm of rain. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 54 min in mid-December, 27 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Chela runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Tanchang Chengguanzhen, 7 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Chela, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanchang ChengguanzhenGansu | 7 km WSW | 3° | -10° | 2.0 mm |
| NanyangGansu | 21 km SE | 2° | -9° | 3.0 mm |
| Lichuan ZhenGansu | 24 km NNW | 2° | -11° | 2.0 mm |
| HanyuanGansu | 24 km ESE | 2° | -9° | 3.0 mm |
| Hadapu ZhenGansu | 28 km NW | 2° | -11° | 2.0 mm |
| Zhouqu ChengguanzhenGansu | 33 km SSW | 4° | -8° | 2.0 mm |
| FengdieGansu | 35 km SW | 4° | -8° | 2.0 mm |
| LianghekouGansu | 42 km S | 5° | -6° | 2.0 mm |