Salmo Weather in December
Salmo in December
The short of it: Salmo in December averages a high of -0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -6° · rain 99 mm · daylight 8 h 13 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
December in Salmo brings afternoons near 0° and nights around -6°, with about 99 mm of rain over the month. Salmo's coldest stretch of the year, 0° by day and -6° by night. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 13 min in mid-December, 49 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Salmo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Fruitvale, 22 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Salmo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 22 km WSW | 1° | -5° | 87 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 26 km WSW | 1° | -4° | 76 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 28 km WNW | 2° | -3° | 83 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 30 km W | 1° | -4° | 81 mm |
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 31 km WNW | 2° | -3° | 83 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 33 km WSW | 1° | -4° | 78 mm |
| NelsonBritish Columbia | 34 km N | 0° | -6° | 113 mm |
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 36 km WSW | 1° | -4° | 72 mm |