Xiping Weather in December
Xiping in December
The short of it: Xiping in December averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -10 °C (14 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 9 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -10° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 9 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & July
Thirty years of records give Xiping an average December high of -1°, a low of -10° and some 3.0 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near -1°; nights run about -10°. It is the driest month of the year, only 3.0 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 51 min in mid-December, 27 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and July.
Against its neighbours, Xiping runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Wenquan, 8 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Xiping, 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
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h