Climate averages 1991–2020
Bayan Nur weather
in December.
A freezing month with very little precipitation: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a freezing month in Bayan Nur: daytime highs average -1.7°C and nights cool to about -11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.0 mm of precipitation on fewer than one day, which makes December a month with very little precipitation (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 19 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Wuhai (127 km away). In December its highs average -1.2°C, 0.6°C warmer than Bayan Nur, with almost no precipitation (under 1 mm).
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Bayan Nur ranks joint 753rd of 884 for the warmest December highs and joint 7th of 884 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 884 cities is 7.5°C; Bayan Nur is 9.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.2°C to -2.9°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 1.0 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bayan Nur climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2.9°C-14.0°C | -14.0°C | 0.8 | 0.3 | 9.610 h |
| February | 2.4°C-9.9°C | -9.9°C | 2.1 | 0.6 | 10.611 h |
| March | 10.0°C-3.7°C | -3.7°C | 6.0 | 1.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.3°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 7.8 | 1.5 | 13.313 h |
| May | 24.8°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 16 | 3.0 | 14.414 h |
| June | 29.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 23 | 3.6 | 15.015 h |
| July | 31.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 45 | 5.2 | 14.815 h |
| August | 29.5°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 49 | 5.9 | 13.814 h |
| September | 24.0°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 32 | 4.8 | 12.513 h |
| October | 16.1°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 9.8 | 2.0 | 11.211 h |
| November | 6.1°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 3.1 | 0.7 | 10.010 h |
| December, selected | -1.7°C-11.4°C | -11.4°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 9.39 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Wuhai in DecemberChina · 127 kmHigh -1.2°C · Low -10.4°C · 0.9 mm precipitation
- Wuda in DecemberChina · 150 kmHigh -0.8°C · Low -9.8°C · 1.0 mm precipitation
- Huinong in DecemberChina · 176 kmHigh 0.2°C · Low -9.5°C · 1.0 mm precipitation
- Shitanjing in DecemberChina · 190 kmHigh -0.6°C · Low -8.9°C · 1.2 mm precipitation
- Baotou in DecemberChina · 207 kmHigh -2.7°C · Low -13.0°C · 3.1 mm precipitation
- Shizuishan in DecemberChina · 213 kmHigh 0.9°C · Low -8.3°C · 1.0 mm precipitation
- Ordos in DecemberChina · 239 kmHigh -2.0°C · Low -11.3°C · 3.1 mm precipitation
- Dongsheng in DecemberChina · 243 kmHigh -2.7°C · Low -11.5°C · 2.8 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bayan Nur) is explained once on the Bayan Nur year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.