Is Niigata hot in December?
Days are typically cold at 9°C, while nights average 2.2°C.
Japan · 1991–2020 normal
Niigata in
December.
Typical December weather in Niigata: 9°C by day, 2.2°C at night, 242 mm of rain over 22.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high9°C
Typical low2.2°C
Rain242 mm
Wet days22.9
In the year-round weather comparison, December scores 5 out of 100 (June leads the year at 76). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 33 from latitude 37.92°. Open-water sea temperature is 15.1°C (16 km from the place centre).
December at a glance
What is Niigata like in December?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 242 mm across about 23 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 9 h 33 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is December a good time to visit?
December ranks 12 of 12 in our weather comparison; June ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 1855431
- NOAA station
- JA000047604 · NIIGATA
- Station distance
- 1 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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