Lop Weather in December
Lop in December
The short of it: Lop in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 9 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -7° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 9 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & October
December in Lop brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -7°, with about 2.0 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 9° from November to about 3°, with nights near -7°. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 37 min in mid-December, 30 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Lop runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Gujangbagh, 22 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Lop, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 9° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GujangbaghXinjiang | 22 km W | 3° | -7° | 2.0 mm |
| BageqiXinjiang | 32 km WNW | 3° | -7° | 2.0 mm |
| Ying'airikeXinjiang | 32 km NW | 3° | -8° | 2.0 mm |
| BuzhakeXinjiang | 34 km W | 3° | -8° | 2.0 mm |
| Ying’awatiXinjiang | 40 km NW | 3° | -8° | 1.0 mm |
| LaykaXinjiang | 40 km W | 3° | -7° | 2.0 mm |
| JiahanbageXinjiang | 44 km WNW | 3° | -7° | 2.0 mm |
| AkesalayiXinjiang | 45 km WNW | 3° | -7° | 2.0 mm |