Moritake Weather in December
Moritake in December
The short of it: Moritake in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 141 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 0° · rain 141 mm · daylight 9 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Moritake brings afternoons near 5° and nights around 0°, with about 141 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 5°; nights run about 0°. Wet spells are common — about 141 mm, the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 20 min in mid-December, 34 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Moritake runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Kita, 13 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Moritake, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KitaAkita | 13 km SW | 6° | 0° | 152 mm |
| NoshiroAkita | 13 km NNW | 5° | 0° | 134 mm |
| FutatsuimachiAkita | 18 km NE | 4° | -1° | 138 mm |
| HachirougataAkita | 18 km S | 5° | 0° | 155 mm |
| GojōnomeAkita | 18 km S | 5° | 0° | 153 mm |
| KosawadaAkita | 19 km E | 4° | -1° | 143 mm |
| HamaikawaAkita | 20 km S | 6° | 0° | 158 mm |
| TennōAkita | 24 km SSW | 6° | 0° | 161 mm |