Yùmén Weather in December
Yùmén in December
The short of it: Yùmén in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -14 °C (7 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 9 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -14° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 9 h 19 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
December in Yùmén brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -14°, with about 2.0 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from November to about -1°, with nights near -14°. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 19 min in mid-December, 34 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Yùmén runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Laojunmiao, 78 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Yùmén, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- February
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaojunmiaoGansu | 78 km SE | -3° | -17° | 1.0 mm |
| JiayuguanGansu | 118 km ESE | -1° | -13° | 1.0 mm |
| JiuquanGansu | 139 km ESE | -1° | -13° | 1.0 mm |
| DunhuangGansu | 201 km W | 2° | -14° | 1.0 mm |
| YanglongQinghai | 203 km SE | -4° | -23° | 1.0 mm |
| YeniugouQinghai | 297 km SE | -5° | -22° | 1.0 mm |
| ZhangyeGansu | 328 km ESE | 1° | -14° | 1.0 mm |
| ZhamashiQinghai | 345 km SE | -5° | -20° | 1.0 mm |