Barrie Weather in December
Barrie in December
The short of it: Barrie in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -6° · rain 62 mm · daylight 8 h 51 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Barrie an average December high of 1°, a low of -6° and some 62 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 1°, with nights near -6°. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 51 min in mid-December, 40 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Barrie runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Innisfil, 11 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Barrie, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InnisfilOntario | 11 km S | 0° | -6° | 60 mm |
| KeswickOntario | 23 km SE | 1° | -5° | 64 mm |
| OrilliaOntario | 30 km NE | 0° | -7° | 96 mm |
| Wasaga BeachOntario | 31 km WNW | 1° | -6° | 88 mm |
| East GwillimburyOntario | 38 km SSE | 1° | -6° | 60 mm |
| NewmarketOntario | 42 km SSE | 1° | -6° | 57 mm |
| MidlandOntario | 43 km NNW | 0° | -7° | 103 mm |
| CollingwoodOntario | 45 km WNW | 1° | -6° | 93 mm |