Climate averages 1991–2020
Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China weather
in December.
A cold, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China: daytime highs average 6.2°C and nights cool to about -2.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.5 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 50 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yima (54 km away). In December its highs average 6.6°C, about as warm as Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China, with 9.5 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China ranks joint 548th of 884 for the warmest December highs and joint 208th of 884 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 884 cities is 7.5°C; Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 5.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.5 mm to 9.7 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
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
Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C-4.3°C | -4.3°C | 9.7 | 2.7 | 10.110 h |
| February | 8.7°C-1.2°C | -1.2°C | 15 | 3.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 14.9°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 22 | 4.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 40 | 5.9 | 13.113 h |
| May | 26.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 48 | 6.4 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 68 | 7.2 | 14.514 h |
| July | 30.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 128 | 13.3 | 14.314 h |
| August | 28.9°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 107 | 11.3 | 13.513 h |
| September | 24.8°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 86 | 8.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 19.5°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 50 | 6.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 12.5°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 29 | 5.2 | 10.410 h |
| December, selected | 6.2°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 8.5 | 2.2 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain 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
- Yima in DecemberChina · 54 kmHigh 6.6°C · Low -2.9°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Sanmenxia in DecemberChina · 69 kmHigh 6.2°C · Low -2.3°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Yuncheng in DecemberChina · 71 kmHigh 7.1°C · Low -1.8°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Jiyuan in DecemberChina · 78 kmHigh 8.2°C · Low -2.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Luoyang in DecemberChina · 87 kmHigh 8.8°C · Low -1.8°C · 10 mm rain
- Linfen in DecemberChina · 100 kmHigh 6.0°C · Low -3.9°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Jincheng in DecemberChina · 104 kmHigh 5.5°C · Low -4.0°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Hancheng in DecemberChina · 122 kmHigh 6.8°C · Low -3.0°C · 8.3 mm rain
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 Changzhi) is explained once on the Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.