Kangding Weather in December
Kangding in December
The short of it: Kangding in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of -8 °C (19 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 10 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -8° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 10 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & August
Thirty years of records give Kangding an average December high of 7°, a low of -8° and some 4.0 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 13 min in mid-December, 23 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 April and August.
Against its neighbours, Kangding runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Ya'an, 100 km to the E, is 5° warmer by day.
December in Kangding, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- February
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h