Gengqing Weather in December
Gengqing in December
The short of it: Gengqing in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of -13 °C (10 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 10 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -13° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 10 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
December in Gengqing brings afternoons near 6° and nights around -13°, with about 4.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near -13°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 11th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 10 h 5 min in mid-December, 24 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 October and April.
Against its neighbours, Gengqing runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Qamdo, 153 km to the WSW, is 4° warmer by day.
December in Gengqing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QamdoTibet | 153 km WSW | 10° | -8° | 4.0 mm |
| YushuQinghai | 198 km NW | 2° | -16° | 3.0 mm |
| MuxiheGansu | 330 km NE | 0° | -20° | 3.0 mm |
| Maqin CountyQinghai | 334 km NNE | -1° | -20° | 2.0 mm |
| BarkamSichuan | 344 km E | 7° | -9° | 2.0 mm |
| DaochengJiangsu | 350 km SSE | 7° | -11° | 2.0 mm |
| Oula XiumaGansu | 359 km NE | -1° | -19° | 2.0 mm |
| QihamaGansu | 363 km ENE | 3° | -16° | 4.0 mm |