Ōtsu Weather in December
Ōtsu in December
The short of it: Ōtsu in December averages a high of 10 °C (51 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 3° · rain 70 mm · daylight 9 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
December in Ōtsu brings afternoons near 10° and nights around 3°, with about 70 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 10°; nights run about 3°. It is the driest month of the year, only 70 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 9 h 49 min in mid-December, 28 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Ōtsu runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Kusatsu, 9 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Ōtsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KusatsuShiga | 9 km ENE | 11° | 3° | 74 mm |
| KyotoKyoto | 11 km WNW | 11° | 3° | 73 mm |
| Kamigyō-kuKyoto | 11 km WNW | 11° | 3° | 73 mm |
| MoriyamaShiga | 13 km NE | 11° | 3° | 80 mm |
| UjiKyoto | 13 km SSW | 11° | 3° | 55 mm |
| KōtariKyoto | 17 km WSW | 12° | 3° | 55 mm |
| ŌmihachimanShiga | 25 km NE | 11° | 3° | 93 mm |
| KameokaKyoto | 26 km W | 11° | 2° | 72 mm |