Datong Weather in December
Datong in December
The short of it: Datong in December averages a high of 9 °C (49 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 10 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 0° · rain 26 mm · daylight 10 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
December in Datong brings afternoons near 9° and nights around 0°, with about 26 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 9°; nights run about 0°. It is the driest month of the year, only 26 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 10 h 1 min in mid-December, 25 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Datong runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Huainan, 6 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Datong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 15 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuainanAnhui | 6 km W | 10° | 0° | 28 mm |
| Huaiyuan ChengguanzhenAnhui | 39 km NNE | 9° | 0° | 27 mm |
| BengbuAnhui | 45 km NE | 9° | 0° | 35 mm |
| Yingshang ChengguanzhenAnhui | 74 km W | 9° | 0° | 20 mm |
| Huoqiu ChengguanzhenAnhui | 78 km WSW | 9° | 0° | 21 mm |
| Mengcheng ChengguanzhenAnhui | 85 km NNW | 9° | -1° | 22 mm |
| MingguangAnhui | 86 km ENE | 9° | 0° | 32 mm |
| HefeiAnhui | 87 km SSE | 10° | 1° | 36 mm |