Emin Weather in December
Emin in December
The short of it: Emin in December averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -15 °C (6 °F), with 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain and about 8 h 35 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 -5° · low -15° · rain 10 mm · daylight 8 h 35 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Emin an average December high of -5°, a low of -15° and some 10 mm of rain. Highs fall 9° against November, to near -5°; nights run about -15°. Rain is scarce, about 10 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 35 min in mid-December, 44 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, Emin runs about middling and drier than most in December. Tacheng, 57 km to the WNW, is 3° warmer by day.
December in Emin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 9° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TachengXinjiang | 57 km WNW | -2° | -13° | 14 mm |
| MaqanshyAbai Region | 126 km WNW | -4° | -15° | 20 mm |
| TughylEast Kazakhstan | 140 km NNE | -9° | -18° | 16 mm |
| ZaysanEast Kazakhstan | 141 km NE | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| KaramayXinjiang | 142 km SE | -8° | -14° | 4.0 mm |
| BaijiantanXinjiang | 148 km SE | -8° | -15° | 5.0 mm |
| AksuatAbai Region | 151 km NNW | -8° | -18° | 20 mm |
| UrzharEast Kazakhstan | 165 km WNW | -5° | -17° | 25 mm |