Mentougou Weather in December
Mentougou in December
The short of it: Mentougou in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 9 h 21 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 4° · low -7° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 9 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Mentougou an average December high of 4°, a low of -7° and some 3.0 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 4°; nights run about -7°. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 21 min in mid-December, 34 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, Mentougou runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Liangxiang, 23 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Mentougou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h