Rouge Weather in December
Rouge in December
The short of it: Rouge in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -5° · rain 63 mm · daylight 8 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Rouge an average December high of 2°, a low of -5° and some 63 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 2°, with nights near -5°. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 56 min in mid-December, 39 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Rouge runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. West Hill, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Rouge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 18 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West HillOntario | 4 km SSW | 2° | -5° | 64 mm |
| MalvernOntario | 5 km W | 2° | -5° | 65 mm |
| WoburnOntario | 6 km SW | 2° | -5° | 65 mm |
| BendaleOntario | 8 km WSW | 2° | -5° | 65 mm |
| Agincourt NorthOntario | 9 km W | 2° | -5° | 65 mm |
| MarkhamOntario | 11 km NW | 1° | -5° | 64 mm |
| Tam O'Shanter-SullivanOntario | 11 km WSW | 2° | -5° | 64 mm |
| PickeringOntario | 11 km NNE | 1° | -6° | 64 mm |