Ebetsu Weather in December
Ebetsu in December
The short of it: Ebetsu in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 125 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -7° · rain 125 mm · daylight 9 h 0 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Ebetsu an average December high of 1°, a low of -7° and some 125 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 1°, with nights near -7°. Wet spells are common — about 125 mm, the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 0 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Ebetsu runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Horomui, 9 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Ebetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 19 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HoromuiHokkaido | 9 km ESE | 1° | -7° | 119 mm |
| TōbetsuHokkaido | 12 km NNW | 1° | -6° | 137 mm |
| KitahiroshimaHokkaido | 15 km S | 1° | -7° | 113 mm |
| NaganumaHokkaido | 16 km SE | 1° | -7° | 113 mm |
| SapporoHokkaido | 17 km WSW | 2° | -5° | 131 mm |
| KuriyamaHokkaido | 20 km ESE | 1° | -7° | 113 mm |
| IwamizawaHokkaido | 20 km ENE | 1° | -6° | 127 mm |
| IshikariHokkaido | 22 km NW | 2° | -5° | 147 mm |