Hami Weather in December
Hami in December
The short of it: Hami in December averages a high of -2 °C (28 °F) and a low of -14 °C (8 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 9 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -14° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 9 h 2 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & September
Thirty years of records give Hami an average December high of -2°, a low of -14° and some 1.0 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 9° from November to about -2°, with nights near -14°. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 2 min in mid-December, 38 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 April and September.
Against its neighbours, Hami runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Sandaoling Lutiankuang Wuqi Nongchang, 55 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Hami, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 9° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandaoling Lutiankuang Wuqi NongchangXinjiang | 55 km WNW | -2° | -14° | 2.0 mm |
| KokdalaXinjiang | 233 km WNW | -6° | -16° | 3.0 mm |
| DunhuangGansu | 312 km SSE | 2° | -14° | 1.0 mm |
| LuobupoXinjiang | 343 km SW | 0° | -12° | 0.0 mm |
| TurpanXinjiang | 353 km W | 0° | -9° | 2.0 mm |
| BürenhayrhanHovd | 394 km NNW | -13° | -24° | 4.0 mm |
| YùménGansu | 408 km SE | -1° | -14° | 2.0 mm |
| KezilexilikeXinjiang | 468 km NW | -9° | -20° | 9.0 mm |