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December Weather in Kuqa China

Daily high temperatures decrease by 8°F, from 40°F to 31°F, rarely falling below 24°F or exceeding 46°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 8°F, from 25°F to 17°F, rarely falling below 10°F or exceeding 31°F.

For reference, on July 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kuqa typically range from 70°F to 94°F, while on January 12, the coldest day of the year, they range from 16°F to 31°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Kuqa

Average High and Low Temperature in December in KuqaDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313110°F10°F15°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°FNovJanDec 140°FDec 140°F25°F25°FDec 3131°FDec 3131°F17°F17°FDec 1136°FDec 1136°F22°F22°FDec 2133°FDec 2133°F19°F19°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Kuqa

Average Hourly Temperature in December in KuqaDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNowNowfreezingvery coldcoldvery coldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Fairbury, Nebraska, United States (6,788 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Kuqa (view comparison).

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The month of December in Kuqa experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 42% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is December 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 59% of the time.

For reference, on March 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 55%, while on August 10, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 83%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Kuqa

Cloud Cover Categories in December in KuqaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 159%Dec 159%Dec 3156%Dec 3156%Dec 1158%Dec 1158%Dec 2157%Dec 2157%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Over the course of December in Kuqa, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 9 hours, 9 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 9 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Kuqa

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in KuqaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 219 hr, 9 minDec 219 hr, 9 minnightnightdaydayDec 19 hr, 22 minDec 19 hr, 22 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Kuqa is 7:36 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 19 minutes later at 7:55 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 4:57 PM on December 8 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 5:07 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kuqa during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:53 AM and sets 15 hours, 13 minutes later, at 8:06 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:52 AM and sets 9 hours, 9 minutes later, at 5:00 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Kuqa

The solar day over the course of December. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Kuqa

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in KuqaDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan0010102020200001010202030NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Kuqa

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in KuqaDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 16:48 PMNov 16:48 PMNov 163:29 AMNov 163:29 AMDec 112:22 PMDec 112:22 PMDec 153:02 PMDec 153:02 PMDec 314:28 AMDec 314:28 AMJan 144:28 AMJan 144:28 AMJan 296:37 PMJan 296:37 PM6:42 AM6:42 AM5:01 PM5:01 PM4:26 PM4:26 PM7:49 AM7:49 AM7:47 AM7:47 AM4:36 PM4:36 PM4:31 PM4:31 PM9:02 AM9:02 AM8:34 AM8:34 AM5:13 PM5:13 PM4:24 PM4:24 PM8:29 AM8:29 AM7:52 AM7:52 AM5:19 PM5:19 PMNowNow
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%7:47 AMSE4:36 PMSW-12:11 PMS246,252 mi
2
1%8:51 AMSE5:22 PMSW-1:07 PMS244,211 mi
3
4%9:49 AMSE6:19 PMSW-2:04 PMS242,093 mi
4
10%10:40 AMSE7:25 PMSW-3:02 PMS239,948 mi
5
17%11:21 AMESE8:36 PMWSW-3:58 PMS237,803 mi
6
27%11:54 AMESE9:49 PMWSW-4:51 PMS235,673 mi
7
37%12:22 PMESE11:03 PMWSW-5:42 PMS233,584 mi
8
50%12:46 PMESE--6:29 PMS231,590 mi
9
60%-12:16 AMW1:08 PME7:16 PMS229,788 mi
10
72%-1:29 AMW1:31 PME8:04 PMS228,315 mi
11
82%-2:44 AMWNW1:54 PMENE8:53 PMS227,338 mi
12
90%-4:01 AMWNW2:22 PMENE9:46 PMS227,030 mi
13
96%-5:21 AMWNW2:55 PMENE10:43 PMS227,528 mi
14
99%-6:41 AMNW3:38 PMNE11:44 PMS228,899 mi
15
100%-7:57 AMNW4:31 PMNE--
16
100%-9:02 AMNW5:35 PMNE12:47 AMS231,100 mi
17
97%-9:55 AMNW6:45 PMNE1:48 AMS233,978 mi
18
92%-10:35 AMWNW7:57 PMENE2:45 AMS237,289 mi
19
86%-11:07 AMWNW9:07 PMENE3:37 AMS240,739 mi
20
78%-11:32 AMWNW10:14 PMENE4:24 AMS244,035 mi
21
69%-11:53 AMWNW11:17 PME5:07 AMS246,916 mi
22
59%-12:12 PMW-5:47 AMS249,173 mi
23
50%12:18 AME12:30 PMW-6:26 AMS250,662 mi
24
40%1:19 AME12:48 PMW-7:04 AMS251,308 mi
25
30%2:20 AMESE1:08 PMWSW-7:44 AMS251,107 mi
26
22%3:22 AMESE1:30 PMWSW-8:26 AMS250,122 mi
27
14%4:27 AMESE1:57 PMWSW-9:12 AMS248,469 mi
28
8%5:33 AMSE2:32 PMSW-10:02 AMS246,314 mi
29
3%6:38 AMSE3:15 PMSW-10:57 AMS243,848 mi
30
1%7:40 AMSE4:09 PMSW-11:54 AMS241,274 mi
31
0%8:34 AMSE5:13 PMSW-12:53 PMS238,781 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Kuqa is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Kuqa

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in KuqaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 10%Dec 10%Dec 310%Dec 310%Dec 110%Dec 110%Dec 210%Dec 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kuqa is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 3.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on May 18, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.7 miles per hour, while on December 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.5 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during December is 3.5 miles per hour on December 26.

Average Wind Speed in December in Kuqa

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Kuqa throughout December is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 50% on December 29.

Wind Direction in December in Kuqa

Wind Direction in December in KuqaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanNowNowwestnorthsoutheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Kuqa typically lasts for 7.5 months (230 days), from around March 23 to around November 8, rarely starting before March 4 or after April 12, and rarely ending before October 22 or after November 24.

The month of December in Kuqa is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season reaching a low of -0% on December 24.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Kuqa

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in KuqaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 14%Dec 14%Dec 31-0%Dec 31-0%Dec 110%Dec 110%Dec 21-0%Dec 21-0%50%Nov 850%Nov 8frigidfreezingvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Kuqa are essentially constant during December, remaining around 4,270°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in December in Kuqa

Growing Degree Days in December in KuqaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031314,050°F4,050°F4,100°F4,100°F4,150°F4,150°F4,200°F4,200°F4,250°F4,250°F4,300°F4,300°F4,350°F4,350°F4,400°F4,400°F4,450°F4,450°FNovJanDec 14,270°FDec 14,270°FDec 314,270°FDec 314,270°FDec 114,270°FDec 114,270°FDec 214,270°FDec 214,270°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of December, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Kuqa is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 2.2 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 2.1 kWh on December 21.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Kuqa

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in KuqaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWhNovJanDec 212.1 kWhDec 212.1 kWhDec 12.3 kWhDec 12.3 kWhDec 312.2 kWhDec 312.2 kWhDec 112.2 kWhDec 112.2 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kuqa are 41.728 deg latitude, 82.936 deg longitude, and 3,497 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kuqa contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 171 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,508 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,457 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (10,692 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kuqa is covered by cropland (66%) and artificial surfaces (34%), within 10 miles by bare soil (54%) and cropland (24%), and within 50 miles by grassland (43%) and bare soil (34%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Kuqa, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Kuqa is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Kuqa, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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