Chūō Weather in December
Chūō in December
The short of it: Chūō in December averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 38 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low -1° · rain 38 mm · daylight 9 h 46 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Chūō an average December high of 11°, a low of -1° and some 38 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 11°; nights run about -1°. It is the driest month of the year, only 38 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 9 h 46 min in mid-December, 28 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Chūō runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Minamiarupusu, 4 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Chūō, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 20 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MinamiarupusuYamanashi | 4 km WNW | 11° | -1° | 38 mm |
| Minami-AlpsYamanashi | 4 km NW | 11° | -1° | 38 mm |
| RyūōYamanashi | 6 km N | 11° | -1° | 36 mm |
| KofuYamanashi | 10 km NE | 10° | -1° | 34 mm |
| KaiYamanashi | 10 km N | 11° | -1° | 34 mm |
| FuefukiYamanashi | 13 km ENE | 11° | -1° | 37 mm |
| YamanashiYamanashi | 20 km ENE | 11° | -1° | 36 mm |
| KōshūYamanashi | 28 km ENE | 9° | -2° | 36 mm |