Average temperatures for December at cities throughout China are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
You can jump to a separate table for each section of the country: North China, Northeast China, East China, South Central China, Southwest China and Northwest China.
The tables give the maximum and minimum monthly temperatures based on long-term historical weather data.
North China
Average December temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
Province or Region |
High °C |
Low °C |
38 |
20 |
Beijing |
Beijing |
3 |
-7 |
2 |
-18 |
Hailar |
Inner Mongolia |
-17 |
-28 |
25 |
4 |
Hohhot |
Inner Mongolia |
-4 |
-16 |
41 |
23 |
Shijiazhuang |
Hebei |
5 |
-5 |
37 |
14 |
Taiyuan |
Shanxi |
3 |
-10 |
38 |
23 |
Tianjin |
Tianjin |
4 |
-5 |
Northeast China
Average daily temperatures in December
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
Province or Region |
High °C |
Low °C |
20 |
2 |
Changchun |
Jilin |
-7 |
-17 |
37 |
24 |
Dalian |
Liaoning |
3 |
-4 |
14 |
-5 |
Harbin |
Heilongjiang |
-10 |
-20 |
13 |
-6 |
Qiqihar |
Heilongjiang |
-10 |
-21 |
28 |
10 |
Shenyang |
Liaoning |
-2 |
-13 |
East China
December temperatures: daily averages
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
Province or Region |
High °C |
Low °C |
64 |
49 |
Fuzhou |
Fujian |
18 |
10 |
59 |
44 | Ganzhou |
Jiangxi |
15 |
7 |
51 |
37 |
Hangzhou |
Zhejiang |
11 |
3 |
49 |
34 |
Hefei |
Anhui |
9 |
1 |
42 |
28 |
Jinan |
Shandong |
6 |
-2 |
53 |
40 |
Nanchang |
Jiangxi |
12 |
4 |
49 |
32 |
Nanjing |
Jiangsu |
10 |
0 |
53 |
38 |
Ningbo |
Zhejiang |
12 |
3 |
42 |
31 |
Qingdao |
Shandong |
5 |
-1 |
51 |
36 |
Shanghai |
Shanghai |
11 |
2 |
67 |
57 |
Taipei |
Taiwan |
19 |
14 |
66 |
53 |
Xiamen |
Fujian |
19 |
12 |
South Central China
Average December temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
Province or Region |
High °C |
Low °C |
52 |
38 |
Changsha |
Hunan |
11 |
4 |
69 |
52 |
Guangzhou |
Guangdong |
21 |
11 |
58 |
44 |
Guilin |
Guangxi |
15 |
7 |
72 |
61 |
Haikou |
Hainan Island |
22 |
16 |
69 |
60 |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
21 |
15 |
67 |
56 |
Macau |
Macau |
20 |
14 |
68 |
52 |
Nanning |
Guangxi |
20 |
11 |
67 |
53 |
Shantou |
Guangdong |
20 |
12 |
51 |
35 |
Wuhan |
Hubei |
11 |
2 |
46 |
27 |
Zhengzhou |
Henan |
8 |
-3 |
Southwest China
Average December temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
Province or Region |
High °C |
Low °C |
51 |
40 |
Chengdu |
Sichuan |
11 |
4 |
52 |
45 | Chongqing | Chongqing |
11 |
7 |
53 |
40 |
Guiyang |
Guizhou |
11 |
4 |
59 |
37 |
Kunming |
Yunnan |
15 |
3 |
Northwest China
Temperature averages for December
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
Province or Region |
High °C |
Low °C |
18 |
-2 |
Altay |
Xinjiang |
-8 |
-19 |
31 |
8 |
Jiuquan |
Gansu |
-1 |
-13 |
35 |
17 |
Kashi |
Xinjiang |
2 |
-8 |
36 |
15 |
Lanzhou |
Gansu |
2 |
-9 |
33 |
12 |
Ruoqiang |
Xinjiang |
1 |
-11 |
21 |
6 |
Urumqi |
Xinjiang |
-6 |
-14 |
43 |
27 |
Xi'an |
Shaanxi |
6 |
-3 |
36 |
10 |
Xining |
Quinghai |
2 |
-12 |
32 |
12 | Yinchuan |
Ningxia |
0 |
-11 |