Qabqa Weather in December
Qabqa in December
The short of it: Qabqa in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -17 °C (1 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 9 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -17° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 9 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Qabqa an average December high of 1°, a low of -17° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 1°; nights run about -17°. It is the driest month of the year, only 1.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 9 h 42 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Qabqa runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Xihai, 73 km to the NNE, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Qabqa, 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
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XihaiQinghai | 73 km NNE | -1° | -19° | 1.0 mm |
| SanjiaochengQinghai | 76 km NNE | -1° | -19° | 1.0 mm |
| Xihai TownQinghai | 79 km NNE | -2° | -19° | 1.0 mm |
| LusharQinghai | 88 km ENE | 1° | -16° | 1.0 mm |
| DuobaQinghai | 92 km ENE | 2° | -15° | 0.0 mm |
| Ha’ergai DaduiQinghai | 109 km N | -2° | -19° | 1.0 mm |
| XiningQinghai | 109 km ENE | 3° | -12° | 0.0 mm |
| QiaotouQinghai | 119 km NE | 1° | -16° | 0.0 mm |