Mitsuke Weather in December
Mitsuke in December
The short of it: Mitsuke in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 383 mm (15.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 1° · rain 383 mm · daylight 9 h 35 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Mitsuke an average December high of 7°, a low of 1° and some 383 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 7°; nights run about 1°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 383 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 35 min in mid-December, 31 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Mitsuke runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Tochio-honchō, 8 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Mitsuke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 149 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tochio-honchōNiigata | 8 km SE | 7° | 0° | 362 mm |
| SanjōNiigata | 9 km N | 8° | 1° | 365 mm |
| NagaokaNiigata | 12 km SW | 8° | 1° | 445 mm |
| TsubameNiigata | 15 km N | 8° | 1° | 351 mm |
| KamoNiigata | 17 km NNE | 8° | 1° | 326 mm |
| Yoshida-kasugachōNiigata | 17 km NNW | 8° | 2° | 346 mm |
| YahikoNiigata | 21 km NNW | 8° | 1° | 344 mm |
| IzumozakiNiigata | 22 km W | 8° | 1° | 418 mm |