Country Overview For China
The climate in China is typically extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north. The terrain: mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east. For Beijing in January the daily average maximum temperatures is 20°C with the average minimum 12°C, while in June the average maximum is 31°C with a minimum of 26°C. The wettest month for Beijing is June with an average of 423.3mm of precipitation falling while the driest month is January with 27.7mm falling.
HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGES FOR DECEMBER
The information presented below gives detailed historical monthly average weather conditions along with exceptional weather occurrences. To maintain relevance to current weather trends the displayed information has been calculated using data collected over the past two decades. The climate profile is taken from closest available data source to Deqen.
Temperature
Throughout the month of December daytime temperatures will generally reach highs of around 5°C that's about 41°F. At night the average minimum temperature drops down to around -5°C, that's 24°F.
In recent times the highest recorded temperature in December has been 15°C that's 59°F, with the lowest recorded temperature -12°C, about 11°F.
Relative Humidity
The average daily relative humidity for December is around 50%.
Heat Index
The Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is added to actual air temperature. From this a comfort level is calculated providing categories on how heat conditions might adversely affect someone.
Comfort Levels: Given average maximum temperatures and humidity levels generally you should not anticipate any discomfort from heat (see heat index for more information).
Precipitation
The average monthly amount of precipitation has been recorded at around 9 mm, that's 0 inches. Throughout the month you can expect to see rain or drizzle falling on 1 days of the month, with snow falling on 6 days.
Wind
The average daily wind speed in December has been around 8 km/h, that’s the equivalent to about 5 mph, or 4 knots. In recent years the maximum sustained wind speed has reached 72 km/h, that’s the equivalent of around 45 mph, or 39 knots.
Fog
On average the month of December is not affected by foggy conditions.
YEARLY TRENDS: WEATHER AVERAGES & EXTREMES
The following charts show yearly weather trends with information on monthly weather averages and extremes.
Temperature
The chart below plots the average high and low temperature for each month of the year. It also shows the maximum and minimum recorded temperatures.
Precipitation Amount
The chart below plots the average monthly precipitation amount.
Rain days
The chart below plots the average number of days in any month that you can expect to see rain falling.
Snow days
The chart below plots the average number of days in any month that you can expect to see snow falling.
Wind Speed
The chart below plots the average daily wind speed you can expect for any month. It also shows the maximum recorded sustained wind speed for each month.