Donghe Weather in December
Donghe in December
The short of it: Donghe in December averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 10 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 3° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 10 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Donghe an average December high of 9°, a low of 3° and some 6.0 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 9°; nights run about 3°. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 3 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 April and October.
Against its neighbours, Donghe runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Jiachuan, 9 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Donghe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 20 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h