Guanting Weather in December
Guanting in December
The short of it: Guanting in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 9 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -8° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 9 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & August
Thirty years of records give Guanting an average December high of 3°, a low of -8° and some 2.0 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 3°, with nights near -8°. It is the driest month of the year, only 2.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 9 h 55 min in mid-December, 26 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 March and August.
Against its neighbours, Guanting runs about middling and drier than most in December. Dongshan, 11 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Guanting, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DongshanGansu | 11 km SW | 2° | -10° | 3.0 mm |
| LianghekouGansu | 15 km SSW | 5° | -6° | 2.0 mm |
| Zhouqu ChengguanzhenGansu | 16 km WSW | 4° | -8° | 2.0 mm |
| NanyangGansu | 19 km NNE | 2° | -9° | 3.0 mm |
| HanyuanGansu | 21 km NE | 2° | -9° | 3.0 mm |
| ShawanGansu | 21 km S | 5° | -6° | 2.0 mm |
| XinzhaiGansu | 24 km SE | 4° | -7° | 2.0 mm |
| FengdieGansu | 27 km W | 4° | -8° | 2.0 mm |