Climate averages 1991–2020
Zhanjiang 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 Zhanjiang: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 14.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 52 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Wuchuan (46 km away). In December its highs average 22.0°C, about as warm as Zhanjiang, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Zhanjiang ranks 20th of 884 for the warmest December highs and joint 519th of 884 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 884 cities is 7.5°C; Zhanjiang is 14.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 20.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 28 mm to 27 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
Zhanjiang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.5°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 27 | 4.7 | 11.011 h |
| February | 22.1°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 26 | 5.5 | 11.411 h |
| March | 25.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 45 | 8.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.3°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 101 | 13.0 | 12.613 h |
| May | 30.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 207 | 19.9 | 13.113 h |
| June | 31.2°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 248 | 21.4 | 13.413 h |
| July | 31.4°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 216 | 21.8 | 13.313 h |
| August | 31.0°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 268 | 24.7 | 12.913 h |
| September | 30.0°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 182 | 18.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.5°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 75 | 8.2 | 11.712 h |
| November | 25.8°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 31 | 5.7 | 11.111 h |
| December, selected | 21.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 28 | 3.9 | 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
- Wuchuan in DecemberChina · 46 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 14.7°C · 29 mm rain
- Lianjiang in DecemberChina · 47 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 13.7°C · 33 mm rain
- Huazhou in DecemberChina · 49 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 34 mm rain
- Maoming in DecemberChina · 73 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 31 mm rain
- Shankou in DecemberChina · 80 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 14.7°C · 41 mm rain
- Gaozhou in DecemberChina · 90 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 33 mm rain
- Baisha (Guangxi), China in DecemberChina · 91 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 34 mm rain
- Gongguan in DecemberChina · 103 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 13.7°C · 34 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 Zhanjiang) is explained once on the Zhanjiang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.