Ōtsuchi Weather in December
Ōtsuchi in December
The short of it: Ōtsuchi in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 24 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 7° · low -1° · rain 79 mm · daylight 9 h 24 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Ōtsuchi an average December high of 7°, a low of -1° and some 79 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 7°; nights run about -1°. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 24 min in mid-December, 33 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, Ōtsuchi runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Kamaishi, 10 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Ōtsuchi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h