Yahaba Weather in December
Yahaba in December
The short of it: Yahaba in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 88 mm · daylight 9 h 23 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Yahaba an average December high of 4°, a low of -2° and some 88 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 4°; nights run about -2°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 23 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Yahaba runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Hizume, 7 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Yahaba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HizumeIwate | 7 km SSE | 5° | -2° | 86 mm |
| MoriokaIwate | 10 km N | 5° | -2° | 87 mm |
| ShizukuishiIwate | 17 km WNW | 4° | -3° | 106 mm |
| TakizawaIwate | 21 km N | 4° | -3° | 89 mm |
| HanamakiIwate | 25 km S | 5° | -2° | 100 mm |
| HachimantaiIwate | 32 km N | 3° | -4° | 92 mm |
| SembokuAkita | 36 km WNW | 3° | -4° | 132 mm |
| KitakamiIwate | 37 km S | 5° | -2° | 103 mm |