Weather in Xi'an in December 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Xi'an in December
The temperature in December is +8°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +21°C during the day and a minimum of -9°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +8°C to +8°C.
Is Xi'an warm or cold in December?
Xi'an is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +14°C to +8°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +4°C to -2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Xi'an, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Xi'an in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +8°C | +7°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -14°C | -14°C | -16°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +21°C | +19°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 37 mm | 10 mm | 6 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 64% | 63% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1023 HPa | 1027 HPa | 1027 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +14°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +8°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 37 mm to 10 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 70% to 64%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 0 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 10 to 11.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Xi'an is gradually increasing during December, going from 0 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Xi'an.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Xi'an?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Xi'an in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+19°C) and the highest in 2002 (+22°C). The driest year was 1997 with only 522 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1983 with 1249 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Xi'an, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
