When you travel to Kunming, December is the driest month of Kunming. It is very dry and cool. It rarely snows, but it occasionally freezes. The temperature difference between day and night is large. The average daily low and high temperatures are respectively 3 °C (37 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F). There is only about 12 mm of total precipitation that falls in 4 or 5 days of the month.
Historical Kunming Average Daily Temperatures in December
Date
Average High
Average Low
December 1
60 °F
15.56 °C
40 °F
4.44 °C
December 2
60 °F
15.56 °C
39 °F
3.89 °C
December 3
60 °F
15.56 °C
39 °F
3.89 °C
December 4
60 °F
15.56 °C
39 °F
3.89 °C
December 5
60 °F
15.56 °C
39 °F
3.89 °C
December 6
60 °F
15.56 °C
38 °F
3.33 °C
December 7
60 °F
15.56 °C
38 °F
3.33 °C
December 8
59 °F
15 °C
38 °F
3.33 °C
December 9
59 °F
15 °C
38 °F
3.33 °C
December 10
59 °F
15 °C
37 °F
2.78 °C
December 11
59 °F
15 °C
37 °F
2.78 °C
December 12
59 °F
15 °C
37 °F
2.78 °C
December 13
59 °F
15 °C
37 °F
2.78 °C
December 14
59 °F
15 °C
36 °F
2.22 °C
December 15
59 °F
15 °C
36 °F
2.22 °C
December 16
58 °F
14.44 °C
36 °F
2.22 °C
December 17
58 °F
14.44 °C
36 °F
2.22 °C
December 18
58 °F
14.44 °C
35 °F
1.67 °C
December 19
58 °F
14.44 °C
35 °F
1.67 °C
December 20
58 °F
14.44 °C
35 °F
1.67 °C
December 21
58 °F
14.44 °C
35 °F
1.67 °C
December 22
58 °F
14.44 °C
34 °F
1.11 °C
December 23
58 °F
14.44 °C
34 °F
1.11 °C
December 24
57 °F
13.89 °C
34 °F
1.11 °C
December 25
57 °F
13.89 °C
33 °F
0.56 °C
December 26
57 °F
13.89 °C
33 °F
0.56 °C
December 27
57 °F
13.89 °C
33 °F
0.56 °C
December 28
57 °F
13.89 °C
33 °F
0.56 °C
December 29
57 °F
13.89 °C
32 °F
0 °C
December 30
57 °F
13.89 °C
32 °F
0 °C
December 31
57 °F
13.89 °C
32 °F
0 °C
What to Wear for a December Kunming Trip
Between day and night the temperature difference is quite big, so you also should pick the right clothes according to the weather. Suits, lined garments, wind breakers, jackets, light sweaters, thick stockings and short skirts are enough to keep you warm in the night. During day you could choose some not enough thick clothes to wear, such as leisure suit, a thin windbreaker and down-filled jacket. For convenience in your travel, scarves, hats and gloves,warm shoes are necessary.
Places to visit in December Kunming
Jiuxiang Cave: When it feels too cold, you can keep warm and see a place lit up as with Christmas lights. Jiuxiang Cave is one of the largest cave systems in China. It is one of the natural highlights of the area, and it is only two hours from the center of Kunming. You'll see waterfalls, underground rivers and streams, and many beautiful rock formations if you travel to Jiuxiang Cave. Jiaozi Snow Mountain:
The mountain becomes a white beauty. The tree branches are coated with a little white, the grassland is hidden by the small and thin white carpet of snow. t is so tranquil and peaceful. If you are good at sports, you can hiking to the top of the mountain, it is so exciting.
Jiaozi Snow Mountain, Kunming
Yunnan Provincial Museum :
It is the best place to learn about minority cultures and Yunnan cultures. The Stone Forest:
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