Kimberley Weather in December
Kimberley in December
The short of it: Kimberley in December averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -10 °C (15 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -10° · rain 50 mm · daylight 8 h 9 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Kimberley an average December high of -3°, a low of -10° and some 50 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near -3°; nights run about -10°. Rain is modest, about 50 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 9 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Kimberley runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Cranbrook, 24 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Kimberley, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CranbrookBritish Columbia | 24 km SE | -1° | -9° | 47 mm |
| Canal FlatsBritish Columbia | 54 km NNE | -2° | -9° | 30 mm |
| JaffrayBritish Columbia | 58 km ESE | 0° | -8° | 50 mm |
| FernieBritish Columbia | 68 km ESE | -1° | -9° | 101 mm |
| WynndelBritish Columbia | 69 km SW | 0° | -6° | 74 mm |
| KasloBritish Columbia | 73 km WNW | -1° | -6° | 102 mm |
| CrestonBritish Columbia | 74 km SSW | 1° | -5° | 67 mm |
| ElkfordBritish Columbia | 85 km ENE | -4° | -12° | 42 mm |