Climate averages 1991–2020
Xinji weather
in December.
A cold, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Xinji: daytime highs average 5.5°C and nights cool to about -4.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hengshui (46 km away). In December its highs average 5.5°C, about as warm as Xinji, with 3.8 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Xinji ranks joint 603rd of 884 for the warmest December highs and joint 46th of 884 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 884 cities is 7.5°C; Xinji is 2.0°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 4.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.1 mm to 2.7 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
Xinji climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.2°C-5.9°C | -5.9°C | 2.7 | 0.8 | 9.910 h |
| February | 8.3°C-3.3°C | -3.3°C | 5.5 | 1.3 | 10.811 h |
| March | 15.4°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 8.7 | 2.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.8°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 28 | 4.1 | 13.213 h |
| May | 28.5°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 37 | 5.1 | 14.214 h |
| June | 32.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 61 | 7.4 | 14.715 h |
| July | 32.5°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 158 | 12.7 | 14.515 h |
| August | 30.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 138 | 11.8 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.9°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 51 | 6.2 | 12.512 h |
| October | 21.3°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 26 | 4.1 | 11.211 h |
| November | 12.5°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 14 | 2.7 | 10.210 h |
| December, selected | 5.5°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 3.1 | 0.8 | 9.610 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
- Hengshui in DecemberChina · 46 kmHigh 5.5°C · Low -4.1°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Luancheng in DecemberChina · 50 kmHigh 5.6°C · Low -4.8°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Jizhou in DecemberChina · 52 kmHigh 5.6°C · Low -3.9°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Zhengding in DecemberChina · 62 kmHigh 5.3°C · Low -5.1°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Huaiyang in DecemberChina · 64 kmHigh 5.5°C · Low -4.7°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Nangong in DecemberChina · 65 kmHigh 5.8°C · Low -3.9°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Shijiazhuang in DecemberChina · 66 kmHigh 5.3°C · Low -4.9°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Xinle in DecemberChina · 66 kmHigh 5.0°C · Low -5.4°C · 2.8 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 Xinji) is explained once on the Xinji year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.