Rayside-Balfour Weather in December
Rayside-Balfour in December
The short of it: Rayside-Balfour in December averages a high of -4 °C (26 °F) and a low of -12 °C (10 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 35 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 -4° · low -12° · rain 75 mm · daylight 8 h 35 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
December in Rayside-Balfour brings afternoons near -4° and nights around -12°, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -4°, with nights near -12°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 35 min in mid-December, 44 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, Rayside-Balfour runs about middling and about as wet in December. Dowling, 10 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Rayside-Balfour, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DowlingOntario | 10 km W | -4° | -13° | 78 mm |
| AzildaOntario | 11 km SE | -4° | -12° | 71 mm |
| Valley EastOntario | 17 km ENE | -4° | -12° | 63 mm |
| LivelyOntario | 20 km SSE | -3° | -11° | 92 mm |
| Greater SudburyOntario | 21 km SE | -3° | -11° | 56 mm |
| CapreolOntario | 24 km ENE | -4° | -12° | 64 mm |
| Markstay-WarrenOntario | 58 km ESE | -3° | -11° | 73 mm |
| EspanolaOntario | 58 km SW | -2° | -10° | 75 mm |