Dufferin Weather in December
Dufferin in December
The short of it: Dufferin in December averages a high of 1 °C (35 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -5° · rain 28 mm · daylight 7 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Dufferin an average December high of 1°, a low of -5° and some 28 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 1°; nights run about -5°. Rain is modest, about 28 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 59 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Dufferin runs about middling and drier than most in December. Aberdeen, 2 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Dufferin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AberdeenBritish Columbia | 2 km SSE | 0° | -7° | 31 mm |
| West EndBritish Columbia | 3 km ENE | 2° | -4° | 28 mm |
| North KamloopsBritish Columbia | 4 km NNE | 2° | -4° | 28 mm |
| SahaliBritish Columbia | 4 km ESE | 0° | -7° | 32 mm |
| KamloopsBritish Columbia | 5 km E | 0° | -7° | 32 mm |
| BrocklehurstBritish Columbia | 5 km NNW | 1° | -5° | 28 mm |
| Batchelor HillsBritish Columbia | 6 km NNE | 2° | -5° | 28 mm |
| Juniper RidgeBritish Columbia | 9 km E | 1° | -6° | 33 mm |