Hamatonbetsu Weather in December
Hamatonbetsu in December
The short of it: Hamatonbetsu in December averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -7 °C (19 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -7° · rain 102 mm · daylight 8 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Hamatonbetsu an average December high of -2°, a low of -7° and some 102 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -2°, with nights near -7°. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 46 min in mid-December, 41 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Hamatonbetsu runs about middling and drier than most in December. Nakatonbetsu, 19 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Hamatonbetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NakatonbetsuHokkaido | 19 km SSW | -3° | -8° | 107 mm |
| KaribetsuHokkaido | 24 km WNW | -2° | -7° | 114 mm |
| EsashiHokkaido | 27 km SE | 0° | -6° | 92 mm |
| NakagawaHokkaido | 43 km SW | -2° | -7° | 117 mm |
| HoronobeHokkaido | 44 km WSW | -1° | -6° | 122 mm |
| OtoineppuHokkaido | 46 km SSW | -3° | -8° | 109 mm |
| ToyotomiHokkaido | 48 km W | -1° | -5° | 124 mm |
| MakubetsuHokkaido | 51 km WNW | -1° | -5° | 123 mm |