Sōbetsu Weather in December
Sōbetsu in December
The short of it: Sōbetsu in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -3° · rain 119 mm · daylight 9 h 4 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Sōbetsu brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -3°, with about 119 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 2°; nights run about -3°. Wet spells are common — about 119 mm, the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 4 min in mid-December, 37 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Sōbetsu runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Tōyako-onsemmachi, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Sōbetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōyako-onsemmachiHokkaido | 6 km WNW | 3° | -3° | 128 mm |
| DateHokkaido | 10 km S | 2° | -3° | 109 mm |
| ToyouraHokkaido | 15 km W | 2° | -4° | 138 mm |
| RusutsuHokkaido | 20 km N | -1° | -7° | 158 mm |
| RebunHokkaido | 23 km W | 3° | -3° | 131 mm |
| MakkariHokkaido | 23 km NNW | 0° | -7° | 170 mm |
| KimobetsuHokkaido | 26 km N | -1° | -7° | 154 mm |
| NoboribetsuHokkaido | 27 km ESE | 4° | -2° | 84 mm |