Thorold Weather in December
Thorold in December
The short of it: Thorold in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -4° · rain 74 mm · daylight 9 h 0 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Thorold an average December high of 3°, a low of -4° and some 74 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 3°, with nights near -4°. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 0 min in mid-December, 38 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Thorold runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. St. Catharines, 7 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Thorold, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. CatharinesOntario | 7 km NNW | 3° | -3° | 65 mm |
| Niagara FallsOntario | 11 km E | 3° | -4° | 78 mm |
| Niagara FallsNew York | 12 km ESE | 3° | -4° | 78 mm |
| WellandOntario | 15 km SSW | 3° | -4° | 78 mm |
| North TonawandaNew York | 29 km ESE | 3° | -4° | 84 mm |
| GrimsbyOntario | 31 km WNW | 3° | -4° | 73 mm |
| Fort ErieOntario | 32 km SE | 3° | -4° | 85 mm |
| AmherstNew York | 36 km ESE | 3° | -4° | 86 mm |