Kitami Weather in December
Kitami in December
The short of it: Kitami in December averages a high of -0 °C (31 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -8° · rain 76 mm · daylight 8 h 56 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Kitami an average December high of 0°, a low of -8° and some 76 mm of rain. Highs fall 8° against November, to near 0°; nights run about -8°. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 56 min in mid-December, 39 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Kitami runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Motomachi, 15 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Kitami, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h