Suzuka weather in December

In December, Suzuka sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Suzuka's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suzuka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:00 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Suzuka is city in Mie prefecture, Japan.

Density
1,006/km²
people per km²
Founded
1942

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 9°C by the end.

A typical December day in Suzuka reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1136
2135
3135
4135
5135
6125
7125
8124
9124
10124
11114
12114
13114
14114
15113
16113
17113
18103
19103
20103
21103
22103
23103
24102
25102
26102
27102
2892
2992
3092
3192

How December really feels in Suzuka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Suzuka weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 616.41.19.91.7
Feb / 667.41.310.72.1
Mar13° / 11711.50.311.73.6
Apr18° / 13410.8012.95.7
May23° / 14°16111.5013.86.5
Jun26° / 19°20614.8014.35.5
Jul30° / 23°21917.6014.14.0
Aug31° / 24°15515.2013.33.9
Sep27° / 21°22514.1012.25.5
Oct22° / 14°19310.8011.16.6
Nov16° / 917.3010.25.6
Dec11° / 606.60.59.73.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46535
56634
66733
76832
86832
96832
106832
116931
126931
136931
146931
157030
167030
177030
187030
197129
207129
217129
227228
237228
247228
257228
267327
277327
287426
297327
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Suzuka gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1220
2220
3220
4210
5210
6210
7210
8210
9210
10210
11210
12211
13211
14211
15211
16211
17211
18201
19211
20212
21212
22202
23203
24203
25203
26193
27193
28193
29183
30183
31183

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 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 6:49 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 4:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.86:494:38
29.86:494:38
39.86:504:38
49.86:514:38
59.86:524:38
69.86:534:38
79.76:544:38
89.76:544:38
99.76:554:38
109.76:564:38
119.76:564:39
129.76:574:39
139.76:584:39
149.76:594:39
159.76:594:40
169.77:004:40
179.77:004:40
189.77:014:41
199.77:014:41
209.77:024:41
219.77:034:42
229.77:034:42
239.77:034:43
249.77:044:43
259.77:044:44
269.77:054:44
279.77:054:45
289.77:054:46
299.77:064:46
309.77:064:47
319.77:064:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.41 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 2.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Suzuka

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Suzuka?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Suzuka.

What to pack for Suzuka in December

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

In December, Suzuka sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Suzuka in December

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Nov 9 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Suzuka in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Suzuka peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Suzuka 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 Suzuka is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1125 µg/m³Aug 1817 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Suzuka?

Suzuka sits at 34.9°N, 136.6°E, 10 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kawage, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Suzuka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suzuka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,424 m.

The land around Suzuka is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (42%) within 3 km, water (39%), artificial surfaces (22%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
734 m
80 km
1,424 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Kawage 9.0 km · Yokkaichi 10 km · Kameyama 13 km · Komono 14 km · Toyoda 17 km · Tsu 18 km · Kuwana 20 km · Tōin 24 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
Shintoism 49%Buddhism 46%other 4%Christianity 1%

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 Suzuka (34.8833°, 136.5833°, elevation 10 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).