Thurso Weather in December
Thurso in December
The short of it: Thurso in December averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -10 °C (14 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 42 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 -2° · low -10° · rain 76 mm · daylight 8 h 42 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Thurso an average December high of -2°, a low of -10° and some 76 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from November to about -2°, with nights near -10°. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 42 min in mid-December, 42 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Thurso runs about middling and drier than most in December. Clarence-Rockland, 6 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Thurso, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence-RocklandOntario | 6 km SSW | -2° | -10° | 76 mm |
| BuckinghamQuebec | 13 km W | -2° | -10° | 80 mm |
| Saint-André-AvellinQuebec | 19 km NE | -3° | -11° | 82 mm |
| PlantagenetOntario | 21 km ESE | -2° | -10° | 80 mm |
| FallingbrookOntario | 23 km SW | -2° | -10° | 77 mm |
| Queenswood HeightsOntario | 25 km SW | -2° | -9° | 77 mm |
| OrléansOntario | 25 km SW | -2° | -10° | 77 mm |
| Templeton-EstQuebec | 29 km WSW | -2° | -9° | 77 mm |