Oliver Weather in December
Oliver in December
The short of it: Oliver in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -4° · rain 34 mm · daylight 8 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Oliver an average December high of 2°, a low of -4° and some 34 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 2°; nights run about -4°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 13 min in mid-December, 49 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Oliver runs about middling and drier than most in December. Cawston, 15 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Oliver, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CawstonBritish Columbia | 15 km W | 1° | -5° | 36 mm |
| OsoyoosBritish Columbia | 18 km SSE | 3° | -3° | 35 mm |
| Okanagan FallsBritish Columbia | 19 km N | 2° | -3° | 31 mm |
| KeremeosBritish Columbia | 21 km W | -1° | -8° | 40 mm |
| KaledenBritish Columbia | 24 km N | 2° | -4° | 31 mm |
| OrovilleWashington | 28 km SSE | 2° | -3° | 35 mm |
| PentictonBritish Columbia | 33 km N | 3° | -3° | 29 mm |
| NaramataBritish Columbia | 46 km N | 4° | -1° | 31 mm |