Oyama Weather in December
Oyama in December
The short of it: Oyama in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -4° · rain 40 mm · daylight 8 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Oyama an average December high of 1°, a low of -4° and some 40 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 1°, with nights near -4°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 5 min in mid-December, 51 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Oyama runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Okanagan Centre, 10 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Oyama, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okanagan CentreBritish Columbia | 10 km SW | 3° | -2° | 36 mm |
| WinfieldBritish Columbia | 11 km SSW | 2° | -3° | 35 mm |
| Lake CountryBritish Columbia | 12 km S | 2° | -3° | 35 mm |
| ColdstreamBritish Columbia | 16 km NE | 0° | -5° | 46 mm |
| VernonBritish Columbia | 18 km NNE | 1° | -4° | 42 mm |
| EllisonBritish Columbia | 20 km S | 1° | -4° | 34 mm |
| Traders CoveBritish Columbia | 22 km SSW | 2° | -4° | 36 mm |
| LavingtonBritish Columbia | 23 km NE | 0° | -6° | 47 mm |