Ignace Weather in December
Ignace in December
The short of it: Ignace in December averages a high of -8 °C (17 °F) and a low of -18 °C (-0 °F), with 55 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -18° · rain 55 mm · daylight 8 h 11 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Ignace an average December high of -8°, a low of -18° and some 55 mm of rain. Highs fall 8° against November, to near -8°; nights run about -18°. Rain is modest, about 55 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 11 min in mid-December, 50 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Ignace runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Atikokan, 73 km to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Ignace, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtikokanOntario | 73 km S | -6° | -17° | 40 mm |
| Sioux LookoutOntario | 76 km NNW | -9° | -17° | 37 mm |
| Sioux LookoutOntario | 78 km NNW | -9° | -17° | 37 mm |
| DrydenOntario | 89 km WNW | -8° | -16° | 33 mm |
| Vermilion BayOntario | 134 km WNW | -8° | -16° | 33 mm |
| RanierMinnesota | 152 km SW | -6° | -15° | 23 mm |
| Fort FrancesOntario | 155 km SW | -6° | -15° | 24 mm |
| International FallsMinnesota | 157 km SW | -6° | -15° | 24 mm |