Climate averages 1991–2020
Dandong weather
in December.
A cold month with light precipitation: the 11th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Dandong: daytime highs average 0.1°C and nights cool to about -8.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of precipitation on roughly 4 days, which makes December a month with light precipitation (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 23 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fengcheng (Liaoning), China (45 km away). In December its highs average -0.9°C, 1.0°C cooler than Dandong, with 17 mm of precipitation.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Dandong ranks joint 723rd of 884 for the warmest December highs and joint 441st of 884 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 884 cities is 7.5°C; Dandong is 7.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.9°C to -1.8°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 19 mm to 9.8 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
Dandong climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.8°C-11.7°C | -11.7°C | 9.8 | 2.4 | 9.710 h |
| February | 2.1°C-8.1°C | -8.1°C | 19 | 3.2 | 10.711 h |
| March | 8.0°C-2.8°C | -2.8°C | 26 | 4.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.7°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 55 | 6.9 | 13.213 h |
| May | 20.3°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 88 | 8.8 | 14.414 h |
| June | 24.6°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 112 | 10.5 | 15.015 h |
| July | 27.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 220 | 14.6 | 14.715 h |
| August | 27.5°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 225 | 13.8 | 13.814 h |
| September | 23.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 85 | 7.0 | 12.512 h |
| October | 16.6°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 56 | 6.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 7.6°C-1.1°C | -1.1°C | 46 | 6.6 | 10.010 h |
| December, selected | 0.1°C-8.4°C | -8.4°C | 19 | 3.9 | 9.49 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
- Fengcheng (Liaoning), China in DecemberChina · 45 kmHigh -0.9°C · Low -9.8°C · 17 mm precipitation
- Kuandian in DecemberChina · 74 kmHigh -2.5°C · Low -11.4°C · 22 mm precipitation
- Xiuyan in DecemberChina · 97 kmHigh -0.6°C · Low -9.5°C · 13 mm precipitation
- Paek'ak in DecemberNorth Korea · 127 kmHigh 0.7°C · Low -7.5°C · 24 mm precipitation
- Zhuanghe in DecemberChina · 129 kmHigh 1.3°C · Low -6.0°C · 11 mm precipitation
- Gongchangling in DecemberChina · 136 kmHigh -2.9°C · Low -12.1°C · 17 mm precipitation
- Kaech’ŏn in DecemberNorth Korea · 136 kmHigh 0.5°C · Low -8.3°C · 30 mm precipitation
- Benxi in DecemberChina · 139 kmHigh -3.4°C · Low -13.1°C · 17 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 Dandong) is explained once on the Dandong year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.