Midway Weather in December
Midway in December
The short of it: Midway in December averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -7 °C (19 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -7° · rain 48 mm · daylight 8 h 15 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
December in Midway brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -7°, with about 48 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Midway: highs scarcely reach -1°, nights fall to -7°. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 15 min in mid-December, 49 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Midway runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Greenwood, 11 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Midway, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreenwoodBritish Columbia | 11 km NNE | -1° | -7° | 51 mm |
| SionBritish Columbia | 20 km E | 0° | -5° | 53 mm |
| Grand ForksBritish Columbia | 24 km E | 0° | -5° | 53 mm |
| Christina LakeBritish Columbia | 41 km E | 1° | -4° | 57 mm |
| RepublicWashington | 41 km S | -1° | -8° | 45 mm |
| OrovilleWashington | 49 km W | 2° | -3° | 35 mm |
| OsoyoosBritish Columbia | 50 km W | 3° | -3° | 35 mm |
| OliverBritish Columbia | 60 km WNW | 2° | -4° | 34 mm |