Chengde Weather in December
Chengde in December
The short of it: Chengde in December averages a high of -0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -13 °C (9 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 9 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -13° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 9 h 15 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Chengde an average December high of 0°, a low of -13° and some 2.0 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 0°; nights run about -13°. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 15 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Chengde runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Songlingcun, 78 km to the SSE, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Chengde, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- February
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SonglingcunHebei | 78 km SSE | 2° | -10° | 3.0 mm |
| YangezhuangTianjin | 109 km SSW | 3° | -8° | 3.0 mm |
| BangjunTianjin | 122 km SSW | 4° | -8° | 4.0 mm |
| Dabao’anzhenTianjin | 124 km SSW | 4° | -8° | 3.0 mm |
| Dong’eryingTianjin | 125 km SSW | 4° | -8° | 3.0 mm |
| LingyuanLiaoning | 125 km ENE | 0° | -13° | 2.0 mm |
| FengrunHebei | 126 km S | 3° | -8° | 4.0 mm |
| LiuzikouTianjin | 131 km SSW | 4° | -8° | 4.0 mm |