Shawan Weather in December
Shawan in December
The short of it: Shawan in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 9 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -6° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 9 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & March
Thirty years of records give Shawan an average December high of 5°, a low of -6° and some 2.0 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 5°, with nights near -6°. It is the driest month of the year, only 2.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 9 h 56 min in mid-December, 26 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 March.
Against its neighbours, Shawan runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Lianghekou, 10 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Shawan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LianghekouGansu | 10 km NW | 5° | -6° | 2.0 mm |
| JiaogongGansu | 10 km SE | 6° | -4° | 1.0 mm |
| XinzhaiGansu | 11 km E | 4° | -7° | 2.0 mm |
| QugaonaGansu | 22 km SSE | 4° | -6° | 2.0 mm |
| PuchiGansu | 25 km ESE | 5° | -6° | 2.0 mm |
| Zhouqu ChengguanzhenGansu | 25 km NW | 4° | -8° | 2.0 mm |
| MayingGansu | 26 km E | 2° | -10° | 5.0 mm |
| LiangshuiGansu | 31 km SE | 7° | -3° | 2.0 mm |