Mayo Weather in December
Mayo in December
The short of it: Mayo in December averages a high of -15 °C (6 °F) and a low of -25 °C (-13 °F), with 22 mm (0.87 in) of rain and about 4 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -15° · low -25° · rain 22 mm · daylight 4 h 29 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Mayo an average December high of -15°, a low of -25° and some 22 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near -15°; nights run about -25°. Rain is modest, about 22 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 4 h 29 min in mid-December, 118 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Mayo runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Carmacks, 168 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Mayo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 4 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarmacksYukon | 168 km S | -16° | -25° | 14 mm |
| Dawson CityYukon | 181 km WNW | -20° | -28° | 19 mm |
| WhitehorseYukon | 323 km S | -9° | -16° | 22 mm |
| Haines JunctionYukon | 327 km SSW | -11° | -21° | 42 mm |
| TokAlaska | 353 km W | -18° | -25° | 12 mm |
| Fort Good HopeNorthwest Territories | 452 km NE | -21° | -29° | 20 mm |