Qamdo climate

Qamdo Weather in December

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

Average highs run from 1°C on December 1 to -2°C on December 31, and lows from -12°C to -16°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 Qamdo, in °C, with the record for each date.-30-20-10010151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
0°C
Average low
-14°C
Precipitation
3 mm
Reanalysis high
9°CDec 7, 2017
Reanalysis low
-21°CDec 16, 2010
Daylight
10 h 17 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
-16°C
Wind
13.3 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 11°C-12°C6°C 2014-15°C 19962%
Dec 21°C-12°C7°C 2014-16°C 19942%
Dec 31°C-12°C6°C 2014-17°C 20002%
Dec 41°C-12°C6°C 2014-18°C 19911%
Dec 51°C-13°C7°C 2017-18°C 20191%
Dec 61°C-13°C8°C 2017-19°C 20071%
Dec 71°C-13°C9°C 2017-17°C 19921%
Dec 80°C-13°C5°C 2014-19°C 20081%
Dec 90°C-13°C4°C 2016-16°C 19991%
Dec 100°C-13°C6°C 2016-17°C 20071%
Dec 110°C-13°C7°C 2016-17°C 20021%
Dec 120°C-13°C7°C 2017-17°C 20001%
Dec 130°C-14°C8°C 2016-19°C 20001%
Dec 140°C-14°C8°C 2016-17°C 19981%
Dec 150°C-14°C5°C 2003-19°C 20131%
Dec 16-1°C-14°C5°C 2003-21°C 20101%
Dec 17-1°C-14°C4°C 2017-18°C 20131%
Dec 18-1°C-14°C5°C 2000-17°C 19961%
Dec 19-1°C-15°C4°C 2016-20°C 19921%
Dec 20-1°C-15°C5°C 2008-19°C 20181%
Dec 21-1°C-15°C5°C 2008-18°C 20101%
Dec 22-1°C-15°C6°C 2016-19°C 20011%
Dec 23-1°C-15°C4°C 2016-18°C 19921%
Dec 24-1°C-15°C4°C 2000-20°C 19921%
Dec 25-1°C-15°C4°C 2007-18°C 20101%
Dec 26-1°C-15°C5°C 2007-21°C 19981%
Dec 27-1°C-15°C6°C 2007-21°C 20091%
Dec 28-1°C-15°C6°C 2007-20°C 20041%
Dec 29-2°C-15°C5°C 2007-19°C 19981%
Dec 30-2°C-16°C5°C 2007-21°C 20181%
Dec 31-2°C-16°C5°C 2011-20°C 20181%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Qamdo, in percent.00.511.521102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

December 1
sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 6:29 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:29 AM, sunset 6:39 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.