Climate averages 1991–2020
Xiangcheng weather
in December.
A cool, very 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 cool month in Xiangcheng: daytime highs average 14.9°C and nights cool to about 4.1°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yunnanyi (14 km away). In December its highs average 15.0°C, about as warm as Xiangcheng, with 7.4 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Xiangcheng ranks 148th of 884 for the warmest December highs and joint 260th of 884 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 884 cities is 7.5°C; Xiangcheng is 7.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 14.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 20 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
Xiangcheng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.9°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 20 | 3.0 | 10.711 h |
| February | 17.3°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 17 | 3.6 | 11.311 h |
| March | 20.8°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 24 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.6°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 32 | 5.4 | 12.713 h |
| May | 24.8°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 84 | 9.2 | 13.413 h |
| June | 24.8°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 136 | 15.5 | 13.714 h |
| July | 23.4°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 201 | 23.4 | 13.614 h |
| August | 23.3°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 202 | 23.4 | 13.013 h |
| September | 22.1°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 132 | 19.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 20.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 69 | 11.0 | 11.612 h |
| November | 17.4°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 23 | 3.7 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 14.9°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 11 | 2.2 | 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
- Yunnanyi in DecemberChina · 14 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 4.3°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Micheng in DecemberChina · 16 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 5.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Jinniu in DecemberChina · 37 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.1°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Dali in DecemberChina · 38 kmHigh 14.8°C · Low 6.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Dali Old Town in DecemberChina · 47 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 6.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Chuxiong in DecemberChina · 110 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 6.3°C · 16 mm rain
- Baoshan (Yunnan), China in DecemberChina · 146 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 5.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Jianshui in DecemberChina · 148 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 Xiangcheng) is explained once on the Xiangcheng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.