Sanmenxia Weather in December
Sanmenxia in December
The short of it: Sanmenxia in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 9 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -3° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 9 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
December in Sanmenxia brings afternoons near 7° and nights around -3°, with about 6.0 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 7°, with nights near -3°. It is the driest month of the year, only 6.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 9 h 50 min in mid-December, 27 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Sanmenxia runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Yuncheng, 33 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Sanmenxia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 18 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h