Maeda Weather in December
Maeda in December
The short of it: Maeda in December averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 7 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 14° · low 4° · rain 103 mm · daylight 10 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Maeda an average December high of 14°, a low of 4° and some 103 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 14°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 103 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 7 min in mid-December, 24 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, Maeda runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Kawahigashi, 8 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Maeda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 41 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KawahigashiKagoshima | 8 km NE | 13° | 5° | 99 mm |
| KanoyaKagoshima | 10 km NW | 14° | 4° | 100 mm |
| ŌsakiKagoshima | 13 km NE | 15° | 5° | 88 mm |
| ShiromotoKagoshima | 17 km SW | 14° | 5° | 109 mm |
| Nejime-kawaminanKagoshima | 20 km SW | 14° | 5° | 109 mm |
| ShibushiKagoshima | 22 km NE | 15° | 4° | 80 mm |
| TarumizuKagoshima | 28 km NW | 14° | 4° | 95 mm |
| IbusukiKagoshima | 29 km WSW | 15° | 7° | 107 mm |