Mount Forest Weather in December
Mount Forest in December
The short of it: Mount Forest in December averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -7° · rain 88 mm · daylight 8 h 54 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Mount Forest an average December high of -1°, a low of -7° and some 88 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near -1°; nights run about -7°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 54 min in mid-December, 40 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Mount Forest runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Hanover, 31 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Mount Forest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HanoverOntario | 31 km NW | 1° | -5° | 110 mm |
| ListowelOntario | 33 km SW | 0° | -6° | 84 mm |
| North PerthOntario | 34 km SW | 0° | -6° | 88 mm |
| EloraOntario | 40 km SE | 0° | -6° | 68 mm |
| FergusOntario | 41 km SE | 0° | -6° | 67 mm |
| ShelburneOntario | 43 km ENE | -1° | -7° | 60 mm |
| ElmiraOntario | 44 km SSE | 0° | -6° | 70 mm |
| OrangevilleOntario | 50 km E | -1° | -7° | 60 mm |