Snow Weather in December
Snow in December
The short of it: Snow in December averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -4° · rain 37 mm · daylight 7 h 33 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Snow an average December high of -1°, a low of -4° and some 37 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near -1°; nights run about -4°. Rain is modest, about 37 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 33 min in mid-December, 59 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Snow runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Gorodeya, 14 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Snow, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GorodeyaMinsk | 14 km NE | -1° | -4° | 36 mm |
| RudavkaMinsk | 17 km E | -1° | -4° | 36 mm |
| NesvizhMinsk | 18 km E | -1° | -4° | 36 mm |
| LyakhovichiBrest | 22 km SSW | -1° | -4° | 38 mm |
| KletskMinsk | 24 km SE | 0° | -4° | 37 mm |
| VishnyavyetsMinsk | 24 km NE | -1° | -5° | 35 mm |
| StolovichiBrest | 24 km W | -1° | -4° | 40 mm |
| MirGrodnenskaya | 26 km N | -1° | -5° | 37 mm |