Sardis Weather in December
Sardis in December
The short of it: Sardis in December averages a high of 6 °C (44 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 192 mm (7.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 192 mm · daylight 8 h 14 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sardis an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 192 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 192 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 14 min in mid-December, 49 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sardis runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Promontory, 3 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Sardis, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 91 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PromontoryBritish Columbia | 3 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 187 mm |
| Chilliwack-DowntownBritish Columbia | 4 km N | 6° | 1° | 192 mm |
| ChilliwackBritish Columbia | 4 km N | 6° | 1° | 192 mm |
| Vedder CrossingBritish Columbia | 4 km SSW | 6° | 2° | 190 mm |
| AbbotsfordBritish Columbia | 24 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 190 mm |
| ClayburnBritish Columbia | 24 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 190 mm |
| MissionBritish Columbia | 26 km W | 6° | 1° | 230 mm |
| TownlineBritish Columbia | 31 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 200 mm |