Grindrod Weather in December
Grindrod in December
The short of it: Grindrod in December averages a high of 0 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -5° · rain 60 mm · daylight 8 h 0 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Grindrod an average December high of 0°, a low of -5° and some 60 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 0°; nights run about -5°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 0 min in mid-December, 52 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Grindrod runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Ranchero, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Grindrod, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RancheroBritish Columbia | 6 km WNW | 0° | -6° | 67 mm |
| EnderbyBritish Columbia | 10 km SSW | 1° | -5° | 56 mm |
| Salmon ArmBritish Columbia | 13 km NW | 0° | -6° | 68 mm |
| CanoeBritish Columbia | 15 km NNW | 2° | -4° | 68 mm |
| SunnybraeBritish Columbia | 18 km NW | 2° | -4° | 71 mm |
| ArmstrongBritish Columbia | 21 km SSW | 1° | -5° | 49 mm |
| TappenBritish Columbia | 23 km NW | 0° | -6° | 76 mm |
| SicamousBritish Columbia | 24 km NNE | 1° | -4° | 70 mm |