Climate averages 1991–2020
Obihiro weather
in December.
A freezing month with moderate precipitation: the 10th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a freezing month in Obihiro: daytime highs average -0.8°C and nights cool to about -10.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 68 mm of precipitation on roughly 8 days, which makes December a month with moderate precipitation (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 05 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kushiro (95 km away). In December its highs average 1.2°C, 2.0°C warmer than Obihiro, with 71 mm of precipitation.
Among the 303 cities listed in Japan, Obihiro ranks joint 299th of 303 for the warmest December highs and joint 145th of 303 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 303 cities is 9.5°C; Obihiro is 10.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.9°C to -3.7°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 68 mm to 53 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly precipitation
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
Obihiro climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3.7°C-14.8°C | -14.8°C | 53 | 6.2 | 9.49 h |
| February | -2.5°C-13.5°C | -13.5°C | 42 | 6.5 | 10.510 h |
| March | 2.2°C-7.5°C | -7.5°C | 68 | 9.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 9.3°C-1.1°C | -1.1°C | 84 | 10.4 | 13.413 h |
| May | 16.3°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 107 | 11.3 | 14.615 h |
| June | 19.5°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 98 | 11.0 | 15.315 h |
| July | 22.8°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 126 | 12.8 | 15.015 h |
| August | 23.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 168 | 13.7 | 13.914 h |
| September | 20.4°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 165 | 12.8 | 12.513 h |
| October | 14.6°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 110 | 9.6 | 11.111 h |
| November | 7.1°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 75 | 8.9 | 9.810 h |
| December, selected | -0.8°C-10.6°C | -10.6°C | 68 | 7.6 | 9.19 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet 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
- Kushiro in DecemberJapan · 95 kmHigh 1.2°C · Low -4.2°C · 71 mm precipitation
- Kitami in DecemberJapan · 113 kmHigh -1.3°C · Low -9.8°C · 71 mm precipitation
- Asahikawa in DecemberJapan · 117 kmHigh -3.0°C · Low -10.1°C · 83 mm precipitation
- Iwamizawa in DecemberJapan · 122 kmHigh -0.8°C · Low -8.0°C · 69 mm precipitation
- Chitose in DecemberJapan · 127 kmHigh 0.5°C · Low -5.6°C · 54 mm precipitation
- Eniwa in DecemberJapan · 133 kmHigh -0.3°C · Low -6.5°C · 62 mm precipitation
- Tomakomai in DecemberJapan · 134 kmHigh 0.7°C · Low -4.2°C · 63 mm precipitation
- Ebetsu in DecemberJapan · 136 kmHigh -0.9°C · Low -7.1°C · 62 mm precipitation
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 Obihiro) is explained once on the Obihiro year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.