Chengdu Weather in December
Chengdu in December
The short of it: Chengdu in December averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 8.0 mm (0.31 in) of rain and about 10 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 6° · rain 8.0 mm · daylight 10 h 10 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & November
December in Chengdu brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 6°, with about 8.0 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 12°; nights run about 6°. It is the driest month of the year, only 8.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 10 h 10 min in mid-December, 23 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 March and November.
Against its neighbours, Chengdu runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Tianpeng, 38 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Chengdu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TianpengSichuan | 38 km NNW | 12° | 4° | 7.0 mm |
| DeyangSichuan | 60 km NNE | 11° | 4° | 7.0 mm |
| LinqiongSichuan | 64 km WSW | 12° | 5° | 14 mm |
| MeishanSichuan | 73 km SSW | 12° | 6° | 13 mm |
| Mianzhu, Deyang, SichuanSichuan | 76 km N | 11° | 3° | 7.0 mm |
| LuojiangSichuan | 82 km NNE | 11° | 4° | 6.0 mm |
| ZiyangSichuan | 82 km SE | 11° | 6° | 11 mm |
| MianyangSichuan | 107 km NNE | 11° | 4° | 6.0 mm |