Handan Weather in December
Handan in December
The short of it: Handan in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 9 h 40 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 6° · low -4° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 9 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Handan an average December high of 6°, a low of -4° and some 4.0 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 6°; nights run about -4°. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 40 min in mid-December, 29 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, Handan runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Linshui, 33 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Handan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 19 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h