Climate averages 1991–2020
Xucheng weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd 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 Xucheng: daytime highs average 21.4°C and nights cool to about 17.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 56 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Haikou (38 km away). In December its highs average 21.6°C, about as warm as Xucheng, with 35 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Xucheng ranks joint 23rd of 884 for the warmest December highs and joint 531st of 884 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 884 cities is 7.5°C; Xucheng is 13.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 20.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 29 mm to 24 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
Xucheng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 24 | 4.8 | 11.011 h |
| February | 22.5°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 24 | 5.2 | 11.511 h |
| March | 26.0°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 30 | 6.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.1°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 65 | 10.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 30.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 121 | 16.2 | 13.113 h |
| June | 31.7°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 156 | 17.4 | 13.313 h |
| July | 31.7°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 176 | 16.9 | 13.213 h |
| August | 30.6°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 253 | 21.2 | 12.813 h |
| September | 29.4°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 217 | 19.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.5°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 149 | 12.1 | 11.712 h |
| November | 25.0°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 37 | 6.7 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 21.4°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 29 | 4.8 | 10.911 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
- Haikou in DecemberChina · 38 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 35 mm rain
- Qiongshan in DecemberChina · 41 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 35 mm rain
- Zhanjiang in DecemberChina · 103 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 28 mm rain
- Nada in DecemberChina · 109 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 16.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Wenchang in DecemberChina · 109 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 18.9°C · 33 mm rain
- Sandu in DecemberChina · 116 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 18.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Dacheng in DecemberChina · 122 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 16.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Qionghai in DecemberChina · 125 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 18.8°C · 36 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 Xucheng) is explained once on the Xucheng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.