Nikkō Weather in December
Nikkō in December
The short of it: Nikkō in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -2° · rain 70 mm · daylight 9 h 39 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
December in Nikkō brings afternoons near 6° and nights around -2°, with about 70 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 6°, with nights near -2°. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 39 min in mid-December, 30 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Nikkō runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Imaichi, 7 km to the ESE, is 3° warmer by day.
December in Nikkō, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ImaichiTochigi | 7 km ESE | 9° | -1° | 69 mm |
| KanumaTochigi | 25 km SSE | 10° | 0° | 55 mm |
| UtsunomiyaTochigi | 31 km SE | 11° | -1° | 52 mm |
| SakuraTochigi | 33 km E | 10° | -1° | 55 mm |
| ŌtawaraTochigi | 39 km ENE | 10° | -1° | 58 mm |
| MibuTochigi | 41 km SSE | 11° | 0° | 51 mm |
| TochigiTochigi | 42 km SSE | 11° | 0° | 52 mm |
| ShimotsukeTochigi | 44 km SSE | 11° | 0° | 51 mm |