Dali Weather in December
Dali in December
The short of it: Dali in December averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain and about 10 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 3° · rain 10 mm · daylight 10 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Dali an average December high of 16°, a low of 3° and some 10 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 16°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the driest month of the year, only 10 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 10 h 33 min in mid-December, 19 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Dali runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Fengyi, 10 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Dali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FengyiYunnan | 10 km E | 17° | 3° | 10 mm |
| Dali Old TownYunnan | 13 km NNW | 15° | 2° | 11 mm |
| Haidong ZhenYunnan | 15 km NNE | 16° | 2° | 9.0 mm |
| YongjianYunnan | 18 km S | 18° | 3° | 12 mm |
| Yinqiao ZhenYunnan | 21 km NNW | 15° | 2° | 10 mm |
| Wanqiao ZhenYunnan | 24 km NNW | 15° | 2° | 10 mm |
| MiaojieYunnan | 31 km SSE | 18° | 4° | 13 mm |
| XiangchengYunnan | 38 km ESE | 17° | 3° | 11 mm |