Climate averages 1991–2020
Micheng weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: one of the coolest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Micheng: daytime highs average 17.0°C and nights cool to about 5.8°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 36 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Xiangcheng (16 km away). In December its highs average 14.9°C, 2.1°C cooler than Micheng, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Micheng ranks joint 119th of 884 for the warmest December highs and joint 386th of 884 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 884 cities is 7.5°C; Micheng is 9.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs stay level at 17.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 31 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
Micheng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.0°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 31 | 4.4 | 10.711 h |
| February | 19.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 24 | 4.5 | 11.311 h |
| March | 22.9°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 32 | 5.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 43 | 6.6 | 12.713 h |
| May | 26.6°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 90 | 10.4 | 13.413 h |
| June | 26.5°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 147 | 17.6 | 13.714 h |
| July | 25.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 226 | 26.0 | 13.614 h |
| August | 25.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 220 | 25.5 | 13.013 h |
| September | 24.1°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 145 | 21.6 | 12.312 h |
| October | 22.1°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 86 | 13.9 | 11.612 h |
| November | 19.4°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 31 | 4.7 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 17.0°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 15 | 3.2 | 10.611 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
- Xiangcheng in DecemberChina · 16 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low 4.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Yunnanyi in DecemberChina · 22 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 4.3°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Dali in DecemberChina · 39 kmHigh 14.8°C · Low 6.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Dali Old Town in DecemberChina · 51 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 6.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Jinniu in DecemberChina · 52 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.1°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Chuxiong in DecemberChina · 112 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 6.3°C · 16 mm rain
- Baoshan (Yunnan), China in DecemberChina · 136 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 5.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Jianshui in DecemberChina · 140 kmHigh 14.8°C · Low 5.8°C · 45 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 Micheng) is explained once on the Micheng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.