Ridgetown Weather in December
Ridgetown in December
The short of it: Ridgetown in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -4° · rain 73 mm · daylight 9 h 5 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
December in Ridgetown brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -4°, with about 73 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 2°, with nights near -4°. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 5 min in mid-December, 37 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Ridgetown runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Bothwell, 22 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Ridgetown, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BothwellOntario | 22 km N | 2° | -4° | 74 mm |
| ChathamOntario | 25 km W | 3° | -3° | 65 mm |
| West LorneOntario | 30 km NE | 2° | -4° | 74 mm |
| GlencoeOntario | 38 km NNE | 2° | -4° | 76 mm |
| Oil SpringsOntario | 43 km NNW | 2° | -4° | 68 mm |
| WallaceburgOntario | 45 km WNW | 2° | -4° | 63 mm |
| TilburyOntario | 49 km WSW | 3° | -3° | 66 mm |
| PetroliaOntario | 54 km NNW | 2° | -4° | 69 mm |