Dashitou Weather in December
Dashitou in December
The short of it: Dashitou in December averages a high of -8 °C (18 °F) and a low of -20 °C (-5 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 8 h 59 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 -8° · low -20° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 8 h 59 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Dashitou an average December high of -8°, a low of -20° and some 6.0 mm of rain. Highs fall 9° against November, to near -8°; nights run about -20°. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 59 min in mid-December, 38 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, Dashitou runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Dunhua, 24 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Dashitou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 9° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h