Mutsu Weather in December
Mutsu in December
The short of it: Mutsu in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 122 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -2° · rain 122 mm · daylight 9 h 12 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Mutsu an average December high of 5°, a low of -2° and some 122 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 5°; nights run about -2°. Wet spells are common — about 122 mm, the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 12 min in mid-December, 35 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Mutsu runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Sarugamori, 15 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Mutsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 12 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SarugamoriAomori | 15 km E | 6° | 0° | 108 mm |
| YokohamaAomori | 23 km S | 4° | -2° | 110 mm |
| FurukamayaAomori | 33 km NW | 6° | 0° | 124 mm |
| SaiAomori | 33 km WNW | 4° | -2° | 130 mm |
| ŌmaAomori | 37 km NW | 5° | -1° | 124 mm |
| ObuchiAomori | 38 km SSE | 5° | -2° | 101 mm |
| HiranaiAomori | 47 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 122 mm |
| NobejiAomori | 48 km S | 4° | -2° | 105 mm |