Xining Weather in December
Xining in December
The short of it: Xining in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -12 °C (10 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 9 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -12° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 9 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & June
Thirty years of records give Xining an average December high of 3°, a low of -12° and some 0.0 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -12°. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 40 min in mid-December, 30 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Xining runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Duoba, 20 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Xining, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuobaQinghai | 20 km W | 2° | -15° | 0.0 mm |
| LusharQinghai | 23 km SW | 1° | -16° | 1.0 mm |
| QiaotouQinghai | 35 km NNW | 1° | -16° | 0.0 mm |
| NianboQinghai | 61 km ESE | 2° | -11° | 0.0 mm |
| SanjiaochengQinghai | 74 km WNW | -1° | -19° | 1.0 mm |
| XihaiQinghai | 76 km WNW | -1° | -19° | 1.0 mm |
| QuankouQinghai | 81 km N | -2° | -20° | 1.0 mm |
| DongchuanQinghai | 83 km N | -2° | -19° | 2.0 mm |