Hida Weather in December
Hida in December
The short of it: Hida in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 125 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -1° · rain 125 mm · daylight 9 h 42 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Hida an average December high of 6°, a low of -1° and some 125 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 6°; nights run about -1°. Wet spells are common — about 125 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 42 min in mid-December, 29 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Hida runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Furukawa, 2 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Hida, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FurukawaGifu | 2 km SE | 6° | -1° | 125 mm |
| TakayamaGifu | 14 km SSE | 6° | -1° | 106 mm |
| Yatsuomachi-higashikumisakaToyama | 36 km N | 8° | 1° | 182 mm |
| NantoToyama | 39 km NW | 8° | 2° | 198 mm |
| Nanto-shiToyama | 43 km NNW | 9° | 2° | 206 mm |
| FukumitsuToyama | 44 km NW | 9° | 2° | 200 mm |
| TonamiToyama | 47 km NNW | 9° | 2° | 213 mm |
| GohyakkokuToyama | 48 km NNE | 8° | 1° | 183 mm |