Climate averages 1991–2020
Donghai weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Donghai: daytime highs average 20.7°C and nights cool to about 12.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 31 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 45 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jieshi (25 km away). In December its highs average 19.9°C, 0.8°C cooler than Donghai, with 32 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Donghai ranks joint 32nd of 884 for the warmest December highs and joint 545th of 884 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 884 cities is 7.5°C; Donghai is 13.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 19.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 31 mm to 25 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
Donghai climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.6°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 25 | 4.1 | 10.911 h |
| February | 20.6°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 39 | 6.3 | 11.411 h |
| March | 23.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 61 | 9.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 119 | 13.0 | 12.713 h |
| May | 28.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 223 | 19.5 | 13.213 h |
| June | 29.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 315 | 24.5 | 13.514 h |
| July | 30.3°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 281 | 24.3 | 13.413 h |
| August | 30.3°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 334 | 25.2 | 12.913 h |
| September | 29.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 203 | 17.4 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.9°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 55 | 5.8 | 11.612 h |
| November | 25.0°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 41 | 4.6 | 11.111 h |
| December, selected | 20.7°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 31 | 4.1 | 10.811 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
- Jieshi in DecemberChina · 25 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 14.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Shanwei in DecemberChina · 35 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 13.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Jiazi in DecemberChina · 45 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 14.2°C · 33 mm rain
- Hepo in DecemberChina · 57 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 11.1°C · 40 mm rain
- Huicheng (Guangdong), China in DecemberChina · 67 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 14.0°C · 34 mm rain
- Puning in DecemberChina · 67 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 11.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Anliu in DecemberChina · 84 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 10.0°C · 40 mm rain
- Pingshan in DecemberChina · 95 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 11.2°C · 31 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 Donghai) is explained once on the Donghai year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.