Climate averages 1991–2020
Shangsi weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the joint 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 Shangsi: daytime highs average 18.7°C and nights cool to about 11.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 48 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fangchenggang (58 km away). In December its highs average 19.5°C, 0.8°C warmer than Shangsi, with 38 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Shangsi ranks joint 101st of 884 for the warmest December highs and joint 644th of 884 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 884 cities is 7.5°C; Shangsi is 11.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 17.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 38 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
Shangsi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.0°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 38 | 6.8 | 10.911 h |
| February | 19.4°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 28 | 5.9 | 11.411 h |
| March | 22.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 59 | 10.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.1°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 83 | 12.9 | 12.613 h |
| May | 29.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 197 | 19.4 | 13.213 h |
| June | 30.5°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 219 | 21.7 | 13.513 h |
| July | 30.8°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 227 | 21.8 | 13.313 h |
| August | 30.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 265 | 23.6 | 12.913 h |
| September | 29.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 163 | 16.6 | 12.312 h |
| October | 26.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 80 | 9.0 | 11.712 h |
| November | 23.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 54 | 7.8 | 11.111 h |
| December, selected | 18.7°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 38 | 6.4 | 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
- Fangchenggang in DecemberChina · 58 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 12.8°C · 38 mm rain
- Dongxing in DecemberChina · 67 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 13.8°C · 53 mm rain
- Chongzuo in DecemberChina · 68 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 11.7°C · 35 mm rain
- Móng Cái in DecemberVietnam · 70 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 53 mm rain
- Qinzhou in DecemberChina · 72 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 34 mm rain
- Nanning in DecemberChina · 81 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 11.2°C · 45 mm rain
- Xichang, China in DecemberChina · 116 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 14.2°C · 29 mm rain
- Pingxiang, China in DecemberChina · 126 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 10.9°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 Shangsi) is explained once on the Shangsi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.