Altai Weather in December
Altai in December
The short of it: Altai in December averages a high of -8 °C (17 °F) and a low of -22 °C (-7 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 8 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -22° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 8 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Altai an average December high of -8°, a low of -22° and some 2.0 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about -8°, with nights near -22°. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 37 min in mid-December, 44 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Altai runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Uliastay, 159 km to the NNE, is 5° cooler by day.
December in Altai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UliastayDzabkhan | 159 km NNE | -14° | -26° | 2.0 mm |
| TosontsengelDzabkhan | 306 km NNE | -21° | -32° | 6.0 mm |
| BayanhongorBayankhongor | 343 km E | -11° | -21° | 3.0 mm |
| BürenhayrhanHovd | 364 km W | -13° | -24° | 4.0 mm |
| HoriultBayankhongor | 373 km ESE | -9° | -20° | 1.0 mm |
| KhovdHovd | 393 km WNW | -14° | -26° | 2.0 mm |
| Sandaoling Lutiankuang Wuqi NongchangXinjiang | 459 km SW | -2° | -14° | 2.0 mm |
| MörönKhövsgöl Province | 465 km NE | -12° | -25° | 2.0 mm |