Chitose Weather in December
Chitose in December
The short of it: Chitose in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -8° · rain 90 mm · daylight 9 h 2 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Chitose an average December high of 2°, a low of -8° and some 90 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 2°; nights run about -8°. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 2 min in mid-December, 38 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Chitose runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Eniwa, 10 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Chitose, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EniwaHokkaido | 10 km NW | 1° | -8° | 104 mm |
| AbiraHokkaido | 15 km E | 2° | -8° | 87 mm |
| KitahiroshimaHokkaido | 19 km NNW | 1° | -7° | 113 mm |
| TomakomaiHokkaido | 21 km S | 3° | -6° | 73 mm |
| NaganumaHokkaido | 21 km N | 1° | -7° | 113 mm |
| YuniHokkaido | 23 km NNE | 1° | -8° | 109 mm |
| KamiatsumaHokkaido | 25 km SE | 2° | -7° | 75 mm |
| HoromuiHokkaido | 27 km N | 1° | -7° | 119 mm |