Tappen Weather in December
Tappen in December
The short of it: Tappen in December averages a high of 0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -6° · rain 76 mm · daylight 7 h 58 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Tappen an average December high of 0°, a low of -6° and some 76 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 0°, nights near -6°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 58 min in mid-December, 53 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Tappen runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Sunnybrae, 5 km to the ESE, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Tappen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunnybraeBritish Columbia | 5 km ESE | 2° | -4° | 71 mm |
| CanoeBritish Columbia | 8 km ESE | 2° | -4° | 68 mm |
| Salmon ArmBritish Columbia | 10 km SSE | 0° | -6° | 68 mm |
| White LakeBritish Columbia | 11 km NNE | 0° | -6° | 83 mm |
| Blind BayBritish Columbia | 12 km NNW | 2° | -4° | 71 mm |
| SorrentoBritish Columbia | 14 km NW | 2° | -4° | 67 mm |
| Scotch CreekBritish Columbia | 15 km NNW | 2° | -4° | 69 mm |
| RancheroBritish Columbia | 17 km SSE | 0° | -6° | 67 mm |