Kobe Weather in December
Kobe in December
The short of it: Kobe in December averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 5° · rain 49 mm · daylight 9 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & October
December in Kobe brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 5°, with about 49 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 12°; nights run about 5°. Rain is modest, about 49 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 50 min in mid-December, 27 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and October.
Against its neighbours, Kobe runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Ashiya, 12 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Kobe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AshiyaHyōgo | 12 km ENE | 12° | 4° | 48 mm |
| NishinomiyaHyōgo | 14 km ENE | 12° | 4° | 48 mm |
| AkashiHyōgo | 17 km WSW | 11° | 3° | 47 mm |
| TakarazukaHyōgo | 20 km NE | 12° | 3° | 49 mm |
| AmagasakiHyōgo | 22 km E | 13° | 4° | 54 mm |
| SandachōHyōgo | 22 km N | 10° | 2° | 62 mm |
| MikiHyōgo | 22 km WNW | 11° | 3° | 56 mm |
| ItamiHyōgo | 22 km ENE | 12° | 4° | 49 mm |