Thang Weather in December
Thang in December
The short of it: Thang in December averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -17 °C (2 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 9 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -17° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 9 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Thang brings afternoons near -5° and nights around -17°, with about 6.0 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -5°, with nights near -17°. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 49 min in mid-December, 28 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Thang runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Yougu, 64 km to the WNW, is 6° warmer by day.
December in Thang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouguGilgit-Baltistan | 64 km WNW | 1° | -11° | 12 mm |
| KargilLadakh | 74 km SW | 1° | -12° | 21 mm |
| PitukLadakh | 111 km SE | 2° | -11° | 7.0 mm |
| LehLadakh | 111 km SE | 1° | -12° | 6.0 mm |
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 113 km WNW | 6° | -7° | 17 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 116 km SE | 2° | -11° | 7.0 mm |
| PadamLadakh | 163 km S | -3° | -15° | 15 mm |
| PahalgamJammu and Kashmir | 169 km SW | 5° | -5° | 69 mm |