Shizukuishi weather in December

In December, Shizukuishi sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 105 mm of precipitation across 16 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Shizukuishi's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shizukuishi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 2°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -6°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 105 mm; 16 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 12 min; 6:56 AM – 4:08 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 6th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Shizukuishi is town in Iwate district, Iwate prefecture, Japan.

Density: 27/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1955

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Shizukuishi reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Avg low (°C)	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	-3
2	4	-3
3	4	-3
4	4	-3
5	3	-4
6	3	-4
7	3	-4
8	3	-4
9	3	-4
10	2	-5
11	2	-5
12	2	-5
13	2	-5
14	2	-5
15	2	-6
16	1	-6
17	1	-6
18	1	-6
19	1	-6
20	1	-6
21	1	-6
22	1	-6
23	1	-7
24	1	-7
25	1	-7
26	0	-7
27	0	-7
28	0	-7
29	0	-7
30	0	-7
31	0	-7

How December really feels in Shizukuishi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

14 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Shizukuishi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -8°	83	14.5	18.3	9.5	0.0
Feb	0° / -8°	77	13.5	15.2	10.4	0.0
Mar	4° / -4°	113	16.1	14	11.7	0.1
Apr	11° / 2°	108	15	4.5	13	2.2
May	17° / 8°	114	13.9	0.2	14.2	4.8
Jun	20° / 13°	121	13.4	0	14.8	5.5
Jul	24° / 17°	181	17.3	0	14.5	5.5
Aug	25° / 19°	164	16	0	13.6	5.7
Sep	21° / 14°	161	14.5	0	12.3	5.5
Oct	15° / 7°	135	13.4	0.2	10.9	4.2
Nov	8° / 1°	108	15.1	5	9.8	1.3
Dec	2° / -6°	105	16	16	9.2	0.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	26	26	26	26	26	27	26	25	25	25	25
Cloudier (%)	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	74	74	74	74	74	73	74	75	75	75	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	27	73
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Shizukuishi gets around 105 mm of rain and snow over 16 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 52% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 16 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49
Snow chance (%)	36	38	39	41	42	44	45	46	47	49	50	50	51	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	36
2	53	38
3	53	39
4	53	41
5	53	42
6	53	44
7	53	45
8	53	46
9	53	47
10	53	49
11	53	50
12	53	50
13	53	51
14	52	52
15	52	53
16	52	53
17	52	54
18	52	55
19	52	55
20	52	56
21	51	56
22	51	57
23	51	57
24	51	57
25	50	57
26	50	58
27	50	58
28	50	58
29	50	59
30	49	59
31	49	59

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 4:16 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02
Sunset (PM)	4:08	4:08	4:07	4:07	4:07	4:07	4:07	4:07	4:07	4:07	4:07	4:07	4:08	4:08	4:08	4:08	4:09	4:09	4:09	4:10	4:10	4:11	4:11	4:12	4:12	4:13	4:13	4:14	4:15	4:15	4:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	6:44	4:08
2	9.4	6:45	4:08
3	9.4	6:46	4:07
4	9.3	6:47	4:07
5	9.3	6:48	4:07
6	9.3	6:48	4:07
7	9.3	6:49	4:07
8	9.3	6:50	4:07
9	9.3	6:51	4:07
10	9.3	6:52	4:07
11	9.2	6:53	4:07
12	9.2	6:53	4:07
13	9.2	6:54	4:08
14	9.2	6:55	4:08
15	9.2	6:55	4:08
16	9.2	6:56	4:08
17	9.2	6:57	4:09
18	9.2	6:57	4:09
19	9.2	6:58	4:09
20	9.2	6:58	4:10
21	9.2	6:59	4:10
22	9.2	6:59	4:11
23	9.2	7:00	4:11
24	9.2	7:00	4:12
25	9.2	7:01	4:12
26	9.2	7:01	4:13
27	9.2	7:01	4:13
28	9.2	7:02	4:14
29	9.2	7:02	4:15
30	9.2	7:02	4:15
31	9.2	7:02	4:16

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 1.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.8	Dim
2	1.8	Dim
3	1.8	Dim
4	1.8	Dim
5	1.8	Dim
6	1.8	Dim
7	1.8	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.8	Dim
10	1.8	Dim
11	1.8	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.8	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.8	Dim
17	1.8	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	2.0	Dim
29	2.0	Dim
30	2.0	Moderate
31	2.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Shizukuishi?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shizukuishi.

What to pack for Shizukuishi in December

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

In December, Shizukuishi sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Shizukuishi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shizukuishi peaks around August 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	8	6	9	7	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Shizukuishi 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 Shizukuishi is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	14	19	20	19	14	12	11	11	12	11	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Shizukuishi?

Shizukuishi sits at 39.7°N, 141.0°E, 192 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Morioka, 14 km away.

Topography around Shizukuishi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shizukuishi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,544 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,986 m.

The land around Shizukuishi is covered by cropland (39%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km

167 m

cropland 39%

16 km

1,544 m

trees 75%

80 km

1,986 m

trees 87%

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← November Shizukuishi year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Morioka 14 km · Yahaba 17 km · Takizawa 18 km · Semboku 20 km · Hizume 22 km · Hachimantai 26 km · Hanamaki 36 km · Kitakami 47 km

Japan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 100 V · 50 / 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $35,951; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 446
Religion

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 Shizukuishi (39.6941°, 140.9844°, elevation 192 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	-3
2	4	-3
3	4	-3
4	4	-3
5	3	-4
6	3	-4
7	3	-4
8	3	-4
9	3	-4
10	2	-5
11	2	-5
12	2	-5
13	2	-5
14	2	-5
15	2	-6
16	1	-6
17	1	-6
18	1	-6
19	1	-6
20	1	-6
21	1	-6
22	1	-6
23	1	-7
24	1	-7
25	1	-7
26	0	-7
27	0	-7
28	0	-7
29	0	-7
30	0	-7
31	0	-7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	27	73
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	36
2	53	38
3	53	39
4	53	41
5	53	42
6	53	44
7	53	45
8	53	46
9	53	47
10	53	49
11	53	50
12	53	50
13	53	51
14	52	52
15	52	53
16	52	53
17	52	54
18	52	55
19	52	55
20	52	56
21	51	56
22	51	57
23	51	57
24	51	57
25	50	57
26	50	58
27	50	58
28	50	58
29	50	59
30	49	59
31	49	59

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	-3
2	4	-3
3	4	-3
4	4	-3
5	3	-4
6	3	-4
7	3	-4
8	3	-4
9	3	-4
10	2	-5
11	2	-5
12	2	-5
13	2	-5
14	2	-5
15	2	-6
16	1	-6
17	1	-6
18	1	-6
19	1	-6
20	1	-6
21	1	-6
22	1	-6
23	1	-7
24	1	-7
25	1	-7
26	0	-7
27	0	-7
28	0	-7
29	0	-7
30	0	-7
31	0	-7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	27	73
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	36
2	53	38
3	53	39
4	53	41
5	53	42
6	53	44
7	53	45
8	53	46
9	53	47
10	53	49
11	53	50
12	53	50
13	53	51
14	52	52
15	52	53
16	52	53
17	52	54
18	52	55
19	52	55
20	52	56
21	51	56
22	51	57
23	51	57
24	51	57
25	50	57
26	50	58
27	50	58
28	50	58
29	50	59
30	49	59
31	49	59

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	-3
2	4	-3
3	4	-3
4	4	-3
5	3	-4
6	3	-4
7	3	-4
8	3	-4
9	3	-4
10	2	-5
11	2	-5
12	2	-5
13	2	-5
14	2	-5
15	2	-6
16	1	-6
17	1	-6
18	1	-6
19	1	-6
20	1	-6
21	1	-6
22	1	-6
23	1	-7
24	1	-7
25	1	-7
26	0	-7
27	0	-7
28	0	-7
29	0	-7
30	0	-7
31	0	-7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	27	73
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	36
2	53	38
3	53	39
4	53	41
5	53	42
6	53	44
7	53	45
8	53	46
9	53	47
10	53	49
11	53	50
12	53	50
13	53	51
14	52	52
15	52	53
16	52	53
17	52	54
18	52	55
19	52	55
20	52	56
21	51	56
22	51	57
23	51	57
24	51	57
25	50	57
26	50	58
27	50	58
28	50	58
29	50	59
30	49	59
31	49	59

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100