Dryden Weather in December
Dryden in December
The short of it: Dryden in December averages a high of -8 °C (19 °F) and a low of -16 °C (4 °F), with 33 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -16° · rain 33 mm · daylight 8 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Dryden an average December high of -8°, a low of -16° and some 33 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from November to about -8°, with nights near -16°. Rain is modest, about 33 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 8 min in mid-December, 50 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Dryden runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Vermilion Bay, 47 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Dryden, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion BayOntario | 47 km W | -8° | -16° | 33 mm |
| Sioux LookoutOntario | 63 km ENE | -9° | -17° | 37 mm |
| Sioux LookoutOntario | 69 km ENE | -9° | -17° | 37 mm |
| IgnaceOntario | 89 km ESE | -8° | -18° | 55 mm |
| Ear FallsOntario | 101 km NNW | -10° | -18° | 38 mm |
| KenoraOntario | 125 km W | -8° | -16° | 28 mm |
| RanierMinnesota | 137 km SSW | -6° | -15° | 23 mm |
| Fort FrancesOntario | 138 km SSW | -6° | -15° | 24 mm |