Climate averages 1991–2020
Zhaoqing weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 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 Zhaoqing: daytime highs average 19.6°C and nights cool to about 11.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 45 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubu (23 km away). In December its highs average 19.7°C, about as warm as Zhaoqing, with 45 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Zhaoqing ranks joint 78th 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; Zhaoqing is 12.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 18.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 38 mm to 47 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
Zhaoqing climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.1°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 47 | 6.6 | 10.911 h |
| February | 19.8°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 55 | 9.5 | 11.411 h |
| March | 22.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 118 | 15.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.5°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 198 | 17.2 | 12.713 h |
| May | 29.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 266 | 21.7 | 13.213 h |
| June | 30.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 294 | 23.3 | 13.514 h |
| July | 31.4°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 223 | 21.1 | 13.413 h |
| August | 31.4°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 260 | 22.4 | 12.913 h |
| September | 30.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 173 | 16.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.9°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 62 | 6.7 | 11.612 h |
| November | 24.2°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 41 | 5.8 | 11.111 h |
| December, selected | 19.6°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 38 | 4.9 | 10.711 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
- Lubu in DecemberChina · 23 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 11.6°C · 45 mm rain
- Yunfu in DecemberChina · 45 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 39 mm rain
- Sanshui in DecemberChina · 46 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 11.4°C · 40 mm rain
- Shaping in DecemberChina · 60 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 12.1°C · 36 mm rain
- Foshan in DecemberChina · 69 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 12.0°C · 37 mm rain
- Changsha, China in DecemberChina · 78 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 33 mm rain
- Guangzhou in DecemberChina · 81 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 37 mm rain
- Jiangmen in DecemberChina · 82 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 12.2°C · 33 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 Zhaoqing) is explained once on the Zhaoqing year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.