Chippawa Weather in December
Chippawa in December
The short of it: Chippawa in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 1 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 3° · low -3° · rain 79 mm · daylight 9 h 1 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Chippawa brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -3°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -3°. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 7th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 1 min in mid-December, 38 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, Chippawa runs about middling and about as wet in December. Niagara Falls, 4 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Chippawa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara FallsNew York | 4 km N | 3° | -4° | 78 mm |
| Niagara FallsOntario | 5 km NNW | 3° | -4° | 78 mm |
| North TonawandaNew York | 15 km E | 3° | -4° | 84 mm |
| WellandOntario | 18 km WSW | 3° | -4° | 78 mm |
| Fort ErieOntario | 20 km SSE | 3° | -4° | 85 mm |
| St. CatharinesOntario | 20 km NW | 3° | -3° | 65 mm |
| AmherstNew York | 22 km ESE | 3° | -4° | 86 mm |
| BuffaloNew York | 23 km SE | 4° | -3° | 86 mm |