Ripon Weather in December
Ripon in December
The short of it: Ripon in December averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 41 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 -3° · low -11° · rain 80 mm · daylight 8 h 41 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
December in Ripon brings afternoons near -3° and nights around -11°, with about 80 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from November to about -3°, with nights near -11°. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 41 min in mid-December, 43 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, Ripon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Plantagenet, 29 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Ripon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlantagenetOntario | 29 km SSE | -2° | -10° | 80 mm |
| Clarence-RocklandOntario | 30 km SSW | -2° | -10° | 76 mm |
| BuckinghamQuebec | 33 km SW | -2° | -10° | 80 mm |
| HawkesburyOntario | 43 km ESE | -2° | -10° | 77 mm |
| FallingbrookOntario | 45 km SW | -2° | -10° | 77 mm |
| Val-des-MontsQuebec | 46 km WSW | -2° | -10° | 82 mm |
| Queenswood HeightsOntario | 47 km SW | -2° | -9° | 77 mm |
| OrléansOntario | 48 km SW | -2° | -10° | 77 mm |