Average temperature in December is -6 °C
Average daytime temperature is -0.6 °C
Average night temperature is -10.4 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 9.5 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -19.1 °C
Number of sunny days: 26
Number of rainy days:
Number of snow days: 5
Precipitation sum: 3 mm
* Weather data for Jiuquan China is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| December (°C) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Maximum temperature | 1.7 | 3.8 | 6 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 0 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 6 | -3.5 | -10.8 | -9.7 | -8 | -6.5 | -7 | -10.5 | -12 | -10 | -3.8 | -2.7 | -3.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
| Apparent max temperature | -2.8 | -0.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 1 | -4.9 | -4.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -8.6 | -16 | -14.2 | -13.3 | -10.8 | -11.9 | -15.3 | -17.1 | -15 | -8.5 | -7.6 | -7.6 | -3.4 | -2.1 | -3.9 | -4.5 | -2 | -2 | -3.1 |
| Mean temperature | -3.5 | -1.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -2.7 | -4.2 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -7.2 | -12.8 | -14 | -12.8 | -11.9 | -12 | -14.5 | -15.3 | -13.3 | -7.3 | -8.1 | -8.6 | -5.8 | -4.7 | -6.2 | -6.2 | -3.1 | -4.4 | -4.9 |
| Apparent mean temperature | -14.1 | -11 | -8.4 | -8.5 | -8.7 | -7.4 | -8.4 | -9.2 | -10.1 | -10.9 | -9.2 | -10.7 | -17.7 | -20.8 | -21.8 | -21.9 | -20 | -20.2 | -22 | -23.3 | -22.4 | -16 | -16.1 | -17.1 | -16.5 | -13.3 | -15.6 | -15.6 | -13.8 | -15.3 | -15.2 |
| Minimum temperature | -9.9 | -6.3 | -3.8 | -4.4 | -4.3 | -2.3 | -3.7 | -5 | -5.6 | -6.6 | -4.8 | -6.7 | -12 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -15.5 | -15.7 | -17.1 | -19.1 | -18.2 | -11.9 | -11.3 | -12.5 | -11.9 | -8.5 | -10.8 | -11.4 | -9.7 | -10.9 | -11.1 |
| Apparent min temperature | -7.8 | -6 | -4.7 | -3.9 | -5.4 | -2.8 | -2.7 | -5.3 | -7 | -8.5 | -5.4 | -6.2 | -12.4 | -18.1 | -18.6 | -17.6 | -16.3 | -16.7 | -19.1 | -19.8 | -17.8 | -11.6 | -12.6 | -12.9 | -10.2 | -9 | -10.4 | -10.6 | -7.7 | -9 | -9.2 |
| December | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Daylight duration (h) | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 8.3 | 8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Precipitation hours | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 8.6 | 6.5 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 12 | 8.8 | 13.4 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 21.2 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 13.9 | 9.5 | 15.3 | 7.1 | 10 | 9 | 8.5 | 10 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
In December 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Jiuquan was 9.5°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to -19.1°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during December in Jiuquan are -10.4°C and -0.6°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in December is about 3 mm.