Fall River Weather in December
Fall River in December
The short of it: Fall River in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 161 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -5° · rain 161 mm · daylight 8 h 48 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Fall River an average December high of 3°, a low of -5° and some 161 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 3°, with nights near -5°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 161 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 48 min in mid-December, 41 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Fall River runs about middling and about as wet in December. Beaver Bank, 5 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Fall River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver BankNova Scotia | 5 km W | 3° | -5° | 163 mm |
| Lower SackvilleNova Scotia | 7 km SW | 3° | -5° | 161 mm |
| Middle SackvilleNova Scotia | 8 km W | 3° | -5° | 165 mm |
| BedfordNova Scotia | 11 km SSW | 3° | -5° | 160 mm |
| MillviewNova Scotia | 13 km SSW | 3° | -5° | 160 mm |
| BurnsideNova Scotia | 13 km S | 4° | -4° | 161 mm |
| Port WallaceNova Scotia | 14 km SSE | 3° | -5° | 162 mm |
| Albro LakeNova Scotia | 15 km S | 3° | -5° | 162 mm |