Jiuquan climate

Jiuquan Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Jiuquan, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 2°C on December 1 to -1°C on December 31, and lows from -8°C to -11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 3 mm over about 0 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Jiuquan, in °C, with the record for each date.-30-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
0°C
Average low
-10°C
Precipitation
3 mm
Reanalysis high
11°CDec 6, 1994
Reanalysis low
-22°CDec 26, 1991
Daylight
9 h 35 min to 9 h 24 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
39%
Dew point
-18°C
Wind
8.3 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 12°C-8°C9°C 2018-15°C 19973%
Dec 22°C-8°C9°C 2002-14°C 20202%
Dec 32°C-8°C9°C 2010-17°C 20082%
Dec 41°C-8°C8°C 1994-18°C 19962%
Dec 51°C-9°C9°C 1994-19°C 19963%
Dec 61°C-9°C11°C 1994-19°C 20183%
Dec 71°C-9°C9°C 2016-19°C 20182%
Dec 81°C-9°C10°C 2016-17°C 20182%
Dec 90°C-9°C7°C 2009-15°C 19972%
Dec 100°C-9°C8°C 2015-16°C 20182%
Dec 110°C-9°C6°C 2002-20°C 20012%
Dec 120°C-9°C7°C 2004-21°C 20012%
Dec 130°C-10°C9°C 2002-17°C 20202%
Dec 140°C-10°C10°C 1991-20°C 20101%
Dec 150°C-10°C9°C 2004-21°C 20102%
Dec 160°C-10°C5°C 1997-15°C 19952%
Dec 170°C-10°C7°C 1991-14°C 19962%
Dec 180°C-10°C8°C 2008-16°C 20032%
Dec 190°C-10°C7°C 1998-17°C 20012%
Dec 200°C-10°C7°C 2006-16°C 20052%
Dec 210°C-10°C5°C 2006-16°C 20122%
Dec 22-1°C-10°C6°C 1997-20°C 20122%
Dec 23-1°C-10°C7°C 1997-16°C 20022%
Dec 24-1°C-11°C8°C 2006-19°C 20022%
Dec 25-1°C-11°C8°C 1996-19°C 20022%
Dec 26-1°C-11°C8°C 2017-22°C 19912%
Dec 27-1°C-11°C10°C 2017-21°C 19912%
Dec 28-1°C-11°C7°C 1996-21°C 20122%
Dec 29-1°C-11°C6°C 1996-21°C 20122%
Dec 30-1°C-11°C8°C 1996-21°C 20042%
Dec 31-1°C-11°C4°C 1995-16°C 20071%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Jiuquan, in percent.01231102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

December 1
sunrise 8:27 AM, sunset 6:02 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:47 AM, sunset 6:11 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.