Fruitvale Weather in December
Fruitvale in December
The short of it: Fruitvale in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 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 87 mm · daylight 8 h 14 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Fruitvale an average December high of 1°, a low of -5° and some 87 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 1°, with nights near -5°. Wet spells are common — about 87 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, Fruitvale runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Montrose, 4 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Fruitvale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 4 km SSW | 1° | -4° | 76 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 11 km W | 1° | -4° | 78 mm |
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 14 km W | 1° | -4° | 72 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 15 km NW | 1° | -4° | 81 mm |
| RosslandBritish Columbia | 19 km WSW | -1° | -6° | 82 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 19 km NNW | 2° | -3° | 83 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 22 km ENE | 0° | -6° | 99 mm |
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 24 km NNW | 2° | -3° | 83 mm |