Armstrong Weather in December
Armstrong in December
The short of it: Armstrong in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -5° · rain 49 mm · daylight 8 h 1 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Armstrong an average December high of 1°, a low of -5° and some 49 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 1°; nights run about -5°. Rain is modest, about 49 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 1 min in mid-December, 52 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Armstrong runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Spallumcheen, 6 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Armstrong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpallumcheenBritish Columbia | 6 km SSW | 1° | -4° | 48 mm |
| EnderbyBritish Columbia | 12 km NNE | 1° | -5° | 56 mm |
| VernonBritish Columbia | 21 km SSW | 1° | -4° | 42 mm |
| GrindrodBritish Columbia | 21 km NNE | 0° | -5° | 60 mm |
| RancheroBritish Columbia | 23 km N | 0° | -6° | 67 mm |
| LavingtonBritish Columbia | 25 km SSE | 0° | -6° | 47 mm |
| FalklandBritish Columbia | 25 km WNW | -1° | -8° | 60 mm |
| ColdstreamBritish Columbia | 26 km S | 0° | -5° | 46 mm |