Dalian Weather in December
Dalian in December
The short of it: Dalian in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 9 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -4° · rain 11 mm · daylight 9 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Dalian an average December high of 3°, a low of -4° and some 11 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -4°. Rain is scarce, about 11 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 27 min in mid-December, 32 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Dalian runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Dalianwan, 15 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Dalian, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DalianwanLiaoning | 15 km NNE | 3° | -5° | 9.0 mm |
| JinzhouLiaoning | 23 km NNE | 2° | -6° | 9.0 mm |
| LüshunLiaoning | 32 km WSW | 3° | -4° | 11 mm |
| PulandianLiaoning | 62 km NNE | 2° | -7° | 9.0 mm |
| GuangluChina | 73 km ENE | 3° | -5° | 9.0 mm |
| WafangdianLiaoning | 86 km NNE | 1° | -8° | 8.0 mm |
| Dachang ShandaoLiaoning | 95 km ENE | 3° | -5° | 9.0 mm |
| ZhangziLiaoning | 98 km E | 4° | -2° | 10 mm |