Hongō Weather in December
Hongō in December
The short of it: Hongō in December averages a high of 10 °C (51 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 169 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 3° · rain 169 mm · daylight 9 h 46 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
December in Hongō brings afternoons near 10° and nights around 3°, with about 169 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 10°; nights run about 3°. Wet spells are common — about 169 mm, the 4th wettest month.
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, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Hongō runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Maizuru, 26 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Hongō, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 37 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaizuruKyoto | 26 km W | 10° | 2° | 154 mm |
| TakashimaShiga | 37 km ESE | 10° | 3° | 165 mm |
| AyabeKyoto | 39 km WSW | 10° | 2° | 133 mm |
| NantanKyoto | 43 km SSW | 10° | 2° | 86 mm |
| TsurugaFukui | 44 km ENE | 11° | 4° | 288 mm |
| FukuchiyamaKyoto | 50 km WSW | 10° | 2° | 143 mm |
| Kamigyō-kuKyoto | 52 km SSE | 11° | 3° | 73 mm |
| ArashiyamaKyoto | 52 km S | 11° | 3° | 66 mm |