Mole Weather in December
Mole in December
The short of it: Mole in December averages a high of -4 °C (25 °F) and a low of -21 °C (-6 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 9 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -4° · low -21° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 9 h 34 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Mole an average December high of -4°, a low of -21° and some 1.0 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about -4°, with nights near -21°. It is the driest month of the year, only 1.0 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 34 min in mid-December, 31 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Mole runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Arou, 48 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Mole, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArouQinghai | 48 km NNW | -3° | -20° | 1.0 mm |
| Ha’ergai DaduiQinghai | 56 km SSW | -2° | -19° | 1.0 mm |
| ShaliuheQinghai | 66 km SW | -2° | -18° | 1.0 mm |
| QingshizuiQinghai | 67 km ESE | -2° | -21° | 1.0 mm |
| QilianQinghai | 69 km NW | -4° | -20° | 1.0 mm |
| Xihai TownQinghai | 83 km S | -2° | -19° | 1.0 mm |
| ZhamashiQinghai | 85 km NW | -5° | -20° | 1.0 mm |
| HaomenQinghai | 86 km ESE | -2° | -21° | 1.0 mm |