Qarasu Weather in December
Qarasu in December
The short of it: Qarasu in December averages a high of 0 °C (33 °F) and a low of -11 °C (13 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 8 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -11° · rain 15 mm · daylight 8 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Qarasu an average December high of 0°, a low of -11° and some 15 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from November to about 0°, with nights near -11°. Rain is scarce, about 15 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 53 min in mid-December, 40 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Qarasu runs about middling and drier than most in December. Khorgos, 3 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Qarasu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KhorgosZhetysu Region | 3 km NW | 0° | -11° | 16 mm |
| AtamekenZhetysu Region | 17 km W | 1° | -10° | 15 mm |
| ZharkentZhetysu Region | 33 km W | 2° | -9° | 14 mm |
| HuochengXinjiang | 40 km ESE | -1° | -12° | 18 mm |
| ChapchalXinjiang | 71 km SE | -1° | -12° | 18 mm |
| BayandaiXinjiang | 71 km ESE | -1° | -12° | 20 mm |
| HanbinXinjiang | 74 km ESE | -1° | -12° | 21 mm |
| DadamtuXinjiang | 76 km ESE | -2° | -13° | 21 mm |