Creston Weather in December
Creston in December
The short of it: Creston in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -5° · rain 67 mm · daylight 8 h 14 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Creston an average December high of 1°, a low of -5° and some 67 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Creston: highs scarcely reach 1°, nights fall to -5°. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 14 min in mid-December, 49 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Creston runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Wynndel, 10 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Creston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WynndelBritish Columbia | 10 km NNW | 0° | -6° | 74 mm |
| Bonners FerryIdaho | 47 km SSE | 1° | -5° | 86 mm |
| Moyie SpringsIdaho | 47 km SSE | 1° | -5° | 88 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 57 km W | 0° | -6° | 99 mm |
| CranbrookBritish Columbia | 69 km NE | -1° | -9° | 47 mm |
| NelsonBritish Columbia | 72 km NW | 0° | -6° | 113 mm |
| KimberleyBritish Columbia | 74 km NNE | -3° | -10° | 50 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 76 km W | 1° | -5° | 87 mm |