Forest Weather in December
Forest in December
The short of it: Forest in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -4° · rain 75 mm · daylight 9 h 0 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
December in Forest brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -4°, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 2°; nights run about -4°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 0 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Forest runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Lambton Shores, 9 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Forest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambton ShoresOntario | 9 km NE | 2° | -4° | 77 mm |
| CamlachieOntario | 15 km WSW | 2° | -4° | 68 mm |
| WatfordOntario | 19 km SSE | 2° | -4° | 76 mm |
| WyomingOntario | 19 km SSW | 2° | -4° | 70 mm |
| ParkhillOntario | 26 km ENE | 2° | -4° | 84 mm |
| PetroliaOntario | 27 km SSW | 2° | -4° | 69 mm |
| Grand BendOntario | 31 km NE | 2° | -4° | 86 mm |
| StrathroyOntario | 35 km ESE | 2° | -4° | 83 mm |