Sendai Weather in December
Sendai in December
The short of it: Sendai in December averages a high of 14 °C (56 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 4° · rain 99 mm · daylight 10 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
December in Sendai brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 4°, with about 99 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 14°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 5 min in mid-December, 24 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Sendai runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Ichikikushikino, 10 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Sendai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IchikikushikinoKagoshima | 10 km S | 13° | 4° | 104 mm |
| KushikinoKagoshima | 12 km SSW | 13° | 4° | 105 mm |
| UmekiKagoshima | 18 km SSE | 13° | 4° | 103 mm |
| TsurudaKagoshima | 23 km NE | 13° | 4° | 90 mm |
| AkuneKagoshima | 24 km NNW | 13° | 5° | 99 mm |
| IjūinKagoshima | 24 km SSE | 13° | 4° | 104 mm |
| AiraKagoshima | 28 km E | 14° | 4° | 85 mm |
| IzumiKagoshima | 30 km NNE | 13° | 4° | 92 mm |