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December Weather in Shicang China

Daily high temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 63°F to 58°F, rarely falling below 48°F or exceeding 73°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 46°F to 39°F, rarely falling below 29°F or exceeding 55°F.

For reference, on July 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Shicang typically range from 72°F to 91°F, while on January 23, the coldest day of the year, they range from 38°F to 56°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Shicang

Average High and Low Temperature in December in ShicangDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313125°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FNovJanDec 163°FDec 163°F46°F46°FDec 3158°FDec 3158°F39°F39°FDec 1161°FDec 1161°F42°F42°FDec 2159°FDec 2159°F41°F41°F
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 Shicang

Average Hourly Temperature in December in ShicangDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMNovJanvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortable
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.

Ogden, North Carolina, United States (8,169 miles away); Matmata, Tunisia (6,238 miles); and Russeifa, Jordan (4,908 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Shicang (view comparison).

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The month of December in Shicang experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 26% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 25% on December 11.

The clearest day of the month is December 11, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 75% of the time.

For reference, on June 25, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 80%, while on December 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 75%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Shicang

Cloud Cover Categories in December in ShicangDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanJun 2520%Jun 2520%Dec 174%Dec 174%Dec 3173%Dec 3173%Dec 1175%Dec 1175%Dec 2174%Dec 2174%clearmostly 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.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Shicang, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is essentially constant, remaining around 11% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 47% on June 3, and its lowest chance is 9% on October 23.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Shicang

Probability of Precipitation in December in ShicangDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%NovJanDec 1710%Dec 1710%Dec 111%Dec 111%Dec 3111%Dec 3111%rainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December in Shicang is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 1.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.4 inches, and ending the month at 1.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.7 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.1 inches on December 26.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Shicang

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of December in Shicang, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 10 hours, 33 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 10 hours, 40 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Shicang

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in ShicangDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 2110 hr, 33 minDec 2110 hr, 33 minnightnightdaydayDec 110 hr, 40 minDec 110 hr, 40 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 Shicang is 6:34 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 17 minutes later at 6:50 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:13 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 11 minutes later at 5:25 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Shicang during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:14 AM and sets 13 hours, 44 minutes later, at 6:58 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:46 AM and sets 10 hours, 33 minutes later, at 5:19 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Shicang

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 Shicang

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in ShicangDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMNovJan00101020202030304040000101020203030304040
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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 Shicang

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in ShicangDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 18:48 PMNov 18:48 PMNov 165:29 AMNov 165:29 AMDec 12:22 PMDec 12:22 PMDec 155:02 PMDec 155:02 PMDec 316:28 AMDec 316:28 AMJan 146:28 AMJan 146:28 AMJan 298:37 PMJan 298:37 PM5:46 AM5:46 AM5:05 PM5:05 PM4:35 PM4:35 PM6:34 AM6:34 AM6:27 AM6:27 AM5:00 PM5:00 PM4:59 PM4:59 PM7:35 AM7:35 AM7:10 AM7:10 AM5:38 PM5:38 PM4:48 PM4:48 PM7:12 AM7:12 AM6:40 AM6:40 AM5:30 PM5:30 PM
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%6:27 AMESE5:00 PMWSW-11:43 AMS246,448 mi
2
1%7:26 AMESE5:51 PMWSW-12:38 PMS244,418 mi
3
4%8:23 AMESE6:47 PMWSW-1:35 PMS242,305 mi
4
9%9:17 AMESE7:48 PMWSW-2:33 PMS240,163 mi
5
17%10:06 AMESE8:50 PMWSW-3:29 PMS238,018 mi
6
26%10:50 AMESE9:53 PMWSW-4:22 PMS235,885 mi
7
36%11:28 AMESE10:55 PMWSW-5:12 PMS233,791 mi
8
50%12:04 PME11:56 PMW-6:00 PMS231,784 mi
9
59%12:38 PME--6:47 PMS229,957 mi
10
71%-12:57 AMW1:12 PME7:34 PMS228,444 mi
11
81%-2:00 AMW1:47 PMENE8:23 PMS227,409 mi
12
90%-3:04 AMWNW2:26 PMENE9:16 PMS227,026 mi
13
96%-4:12 AMWNW3:10 PMENE10:13 PMS227,439 mi
14
99%-5:21 AMWNW4:01 PMENE11:14 PMN228,723 mi
15
100%-6:30 AMWNW4:59 PMENE--
16
100%-7:35 AMWNW6:02 PMENE12:17 AMN230,847 mi
17
98%-8:33 AMWNW7:07 PMENE1:19 AMN233,669 mi
18
93%-9:23 AMWNW8:10 PMENE2:17 AMS236,950 mi
19
86%-10:04 AMWNW9:10 PMENE3:10 AMS240,401 mi
20
78%-10:40 AMWNW10:06 PMENE3:57 AMS243,725 mi
21
69%-11:11 AMW10:59 PME4:41 AMS246,657 mi
22
60%-11:40 AMW11:50 PME5:21 AMS248,983 mi
23
50%-12:08 PMW-6:00 AMS250,552 mi
24
41%12:41 AME12:36 PMW-6:39 AMS251,282 mi
25
31%1:32 AMESE1:05 PMWSW-7:18 AMS251,163 mi
26
23%2:24 AMESE1:37 PMWSW-8:00 AMS250,251 mi
27
15%3:19 AMESE2:13 PMWSW-8:45 AMS248,658 mi
28
8%4:16 AMESE2:54 PMWSW-9:35 AMS246,544 mi
29
4%5:15 AMESE3:42 PMWSW-10:28 AMS244,101 mi
30
1%6:13 AMESE4:37 PMWSW-11:25 AMS241,529 mi
31
0%7:10 AMESE5:38 PMWSW-12:24 PMS239,022 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 Shicang is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 12, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 99% of the time, while on January 7, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Shicang

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in ShicangDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 11%Dec 11%Dec 310%Dec 310%Dec 110%Dec 110%Dec 210%Dec 210%humidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydrymuggymuggy
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 Shicang is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 6.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on October 19, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.2 miles per hour, while on May 20, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in December in Shicang

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 Shicang throughout December is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 79% on December 17.

Wind Direction in December in Shicang

Wind Direction in December in ShicangDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJannortheast
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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).

Shicang is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Shicang is decreasing during December, falling by 6°F, from 66°F to 60°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in December in Shicang

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 Shicang typically lasts for 9.6 months (292 days), from around February 24 to around December 11, rarely starting before January 29 or after March 17, and rarely ending before November 21 or after December 31.

During December in Shicang, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly decreasing falling from 75% to 11% over the course of the month.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Shicanggrowing seasonDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJan75%Dec 175%Dec 1Dec 3111%Dec 3111%51%Dec 1151%Dec 11Dec 2128%Dec 2128%90%Nov 2190%Nov 21very coldcoldcoolwarmfreezing
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 Shicang are gradually increasing during December, increasing by 104°F, from 5,357°F to 5,461°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in December in Shicang

Growing Degree Days in December in ShicangDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031315,100°F5,100°F5,200°F5,200°F5,300°F5,300°F5,400°F5,400°F5,500°F5,500°F5,600°F5,600°F5,700°F5,700°F5,800°F5,800°FNovJanDec 15,357°FDec 15,357°FDec 315,461°FDec 315,461°FDec 115,400°FDec 115,400°FDec 215,436°FDec 215,436°F
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 Shicang is essentially constant during December, remaining around 3.6 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 3.6 kWh on December 24.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Shicang

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in ShicangDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 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 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWhNovJanDec 243.6 kWhDec 243.6 kWhDec 13.7 kWhDec 13.7 kWhDec 113.6 kWhDec 113.6 kWh
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 Shicang are 25.602 deg latitude, 118.752 deg longitude, and 1,506 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Shicang contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,939 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,484 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,534 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,109 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Shicang is covered by trees (85%), within 10 miles by trees (74%) and grassland (13%), and within 50 miles by trees (55%) and cropland (13%).

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

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Shicang.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Shicang according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Shicang is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Shicang and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Shicang and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

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.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . 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.

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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