Leshan weather in December

In December, Leshan sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of December to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Leshan's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leshan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:58 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Leshan is prefecture-level city in Sichuan, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 42.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
52/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Leshan reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1149
2139
3139
4139
5138
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7138
8128
9128
10128
11128
12127
13127
14127
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16117
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30116
31106

How December really feels in Leshan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Leshan weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 4612.10.510.32.2
Feb13° / 4111.20.110.93.2
Mar17° / 11°4811.4011.85.1
Apr23° / 15°7312.6012.76.0
May27° / 19°8311.9013.56.1
Jun29° / 22°12514.1013.94.9
Jul31° / 24°22819.7013.73.6
Aug30° / 24°24219.4013.13.8
Sep26° / 20°12816.1012.25.4
Oct21° / 16°8417.1011.35.2
Nov17° / 12°5913010.54.6
Dec12° / 4211.90.110.12.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32278
42377
52377
62377
72377
82278
92179
102179
112278
122179
132179
142179
152179
162179
172080
182080
192080
202080
212179
222179
232179
242179
252179
262278
272278
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Leshan gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
145
245
344
444
544
643
743
842
942
1041
1140
1240
1339
1438
1538
1637
1737
1836
1936
2036
2135
2235
2335
2434
2534
2634
2734
2833
2933
3033
3133

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2982
3982
4991
5991
6991
7991
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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201000
211000
221000
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301000
311000

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
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95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of December to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:476:02
210.27:486:02
310.27:496:02
410.27:506:02
510.27:506:02
610.27:516:02
710.27:526:02
810.27:536:02
910.27:536:03
1010.17:546:03
1110.17:556:03
1210.17:556:03
1310.17:566:04
1410.17:576:04
1510.17:576:04
1610.17:586:05
1710.17:586:05
1810.17:596:05
1910.17:596:06
2010.18:006:06
2110.18:006:07
2210.18:016:07
2310.18:016:07
2410.18:026:08
2510.18:026:08
2610.18:036:09
2710.18:036:10
2810.18:036:10
2910.18:046:11
3010.18:046:11
3110.18:046:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.82 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 4.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Leshan

In seasonPeak

In December, Leshan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Leshan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Leshan's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Leshan?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Leshan.

What to pack for Leshan in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Leshan sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Leshan in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Leshan peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Leshan in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Leshan is worst in March — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Leshan's WHO annual average of 42.9 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1353 µg/m³Aug 1031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr47Poor
May49Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Leshan?

Leshan sits at 29.6°N, 103.8°E, 375 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Chengdu, 126 km away.

GuiyangShangri-LaLijiangKunmingDaliFenghuang

Topography around Leshan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Leshan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leshan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,276 m.

The land around Leshan is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
249 m
80 km
3,276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Chengdu 126 km · Chongqing 270 km · Guiyang 440 km · Shangri-La 440 km · Lijiang 458 km · Kunming 513 km · Dali 564 km · Fenghuang 597 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Leshan (29.5623°, 103.7639°, elevation 375 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).