December Weather in Gala China

Daily high temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 40°F to 34°F, rarely falling below 26°F or exceeding 46°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 13°F to 6°F, rarely falling below 1°F or exceeding 19°F.

For reference, on June 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Gala typically range from 39°F to 61°F, while on January 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 5°F to 33°F.

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.

Leadville North, United States (7,672 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Gala (view comparison).

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The month of December in Gala experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 12% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is December 2, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 89% of the time.

For reference, on August 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 85%, while on November 4, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 91%.

Over the course of December in Gala, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 10 hours, 21 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 10 hours, 29 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Gala is 6:37 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 17 minutes later at 6:54 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:05 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 11 minutes later at 5:17 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Gala during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:05 AM and sets 13 hours, 56 minutes later, at 7:02 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:50 AM and sets 10 hours, 21 minutes later, at 5:11 PM.

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.

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.

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 Gala is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

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 Gala is increasing during December, increasing from 7.1 miles per hour to 8.3 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 28, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.9 miles per hour, while on November 21, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.9 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Gala throughout December is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 53% on December 31.

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 Gala typically lasts for 3.3 months (101 days), from around June 6 to around September 15, rarely starting before May 22 or after June 22, and rarely ending before August 30 or after October 1.

The month of December in Gala is reliably fully outside of 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 Gala are essentially constant during December, remaining around 338°F throughout.

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 Gala is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.8 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 4.7 kWh on December 25.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gala are 28.263 deg latitude, 89.382 deg longitude, and 14,583 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gala contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,677 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 14,798 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,615 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (19,757 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gala is covered by grassland (99%), within 10 miles by grassland (89%), and within 50 miles by grassland (73%).