Climate averages 1991–2020
Licheng weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th 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 Licheng: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 10.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 44 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Shijie (22 km away). In December its highs average 20.4°C, about as warm as Licheng, with 35 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Licheng ranks joint 65th of 884 for the warmest December highs and joint 668th of 884 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 884 cities is 7.5°C; Licheng is 12.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 18.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 40 mm to 44 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
Licheng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.7°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 44 | 6.3 | 10.911 h |
| February | 20.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 61 | 9.5 | 11.411 h |
| March | 23.0°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 135 | 14.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.2°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 225 | 17.3 | 12.713 h |
| May | 28.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 327 | 21.6 | 13.213 h |
| June | 30.0°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 409 | 24.5 | 13.514 h |
| July | 31.1°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 244 | 23.7 | 13.413 h |
| August | 31.1°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 275 | 23.6 | 12.913 h |
| September | 30.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 165 | 15.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.2°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 49 | 5.9 | 11.612 h |
| November | 24.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 37 | 5.3 | 11.011 h |
| December, selected | 20.0°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 40 | 4.9 | 10.711 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
- Shijie in DecemberChina · 22 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 11.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Dongguan in DecemberChina · 32 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 12.1°C · 35 mm rain
- Dasha in DecemberChina · 44 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.7°C · 37 mm rain
- Luoyang, China in DecemberChina · 48 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Humen in DecemberChina · 55 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 41 mm rain
- Tantou in DecemberChina · 61 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 41 mm rain
- Shajing in DecemberChina · 61 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 13.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Shiqiao in DecemberChina · 62 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 37 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 Licheng) is explained once on the Licheng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.