Otobe Weather in December
Otobe in December
The short of it: Otobe in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 117 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 117 mm · daylight 9 h 8 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Otobe an average December high of 4°, a low of -2° and some 117 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 4°; nights run about -2°. Wet spells are common — about 117 mm, the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 8 min in mid-December, 36 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 July and September.
Against its neighbours, Otobe runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Esashi, 12 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Otobe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EsashiHokkaido | 12 km S | 4° | -2° | 121 mm |
| SakanoueHokkaido | 14 km ESE | 3° | -3° | 115 mm |
| KaminokuniHokkaido | 19 km S | 4° | -1° | 123 mm |
| YakumoHokkaido | 34 km NNE | 3° | -2° | 112 mm |
| KikonaiHokkaido | 40 km SE | 4° | -1° | 111 mm |
| HigashimorichōHokkaido | 41 km ENE | 3° | -3° | 103 mm |
| HokutoHokkaido | 44 km ESE | 4° | -3° | 107 mm |
| KamiisoHokkaido | 45 km ESE | 4° | -3° | 107 mm |