Glencoe Weather in December
Glencoe in December
The short of it: Glencoe in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 3 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 76 mm · daylight 9 h 3 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Glencoe an average December high of 2°, a low of -4° and some 76 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 2°; nights run about -4°. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 3 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, Glencoe runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Bothwell, 18 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Glencoe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BothwellOntario | 18 km SW | 2° | -4° | 74 mm |
| West LorneOntario | 19 km SSE | 2° | -4° | 74 mm |
| StrathroyOntario | 24 km NNE | 2° | -4° | 83 mm |
| WatfordOntario | 26 km NNW | 2° | -4° | 76 mm |
| Oil SpringsOntario | 33 km W | 2° | -4° | 68 mm |
| RidgetownOntario | 38 km SSW | 2° | -4° | 73 mm |
| PetroliaOntario | 38 km WNW | 2° | -4° | 69 mm |
| WyomingOntario | 39 km NW | 2° | -4° | 70 mm |