Darchen Weather in December
Darchen in December
The short of it: Darchen in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -16 °C (3 °F), with 17 mm (0.67 in) of rain and about 10 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -16° · rain 17 mm · daylight 10 h 9 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Darchen an average December high of 2°, a low of -16° and some 17 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 2°, nights near -16°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 17 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 9 min in mid-December, 23 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 June and May.
Against its neighbours, Darchen runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Burang, 72 km to the S, is 3° warmer by day.
December in Darchen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BurangTibet | 72 km S | 4° | -10° | 27 mm |
| SimikoṭKarnali Pradesh | 118 km SSE | 9° | -3° | 22 mm |
| ChhibroKarnali Pradesh | 123 km SSE | 11° | 1° | 18 mm |
| KhārpūKarnali Pradesh | 129 km SE | -5° | -17° | 24 mm |
| DhārchulaUttarakhand | 141 km SSW | 17° | 6° | 18 mm |
| DārchulāSudurpashchim Pradesh | 142 km SSW | 14° | 5° | 24 mm |
| JoshīmathUttarakhand | 170 km WSW | 14° | 3° | 29 mm |
| PithorāgarhUttarakhand | 182 km SW | 17° | 5° | 18 mm |