Xiaoshan Weather in December
Xiaoshan in December
The short of it: Xiaoshan in December averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 4 °C (38 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 4° · rain 60 mm · daylight 10 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & November
December in Xiaoshan brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 4°, with about 60 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 12°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 13 min in mid-December, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and November.
Against its neighbours, Xiaoshan runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Hangzhou, 17 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Xiaoshan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h