Tobermory Weather in December
Tobermory in December
The short of it: Tobermory in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 45 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 1° · low -5° · rain 80 mm · daylight 8 h 45 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Tobermory an average December high of 1°, a low of -5° and some 80 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 1°; nights run about -5°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 80 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 45 min in mid-December, 42 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, Tobermory runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Owen Sound, 95 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Tobermory, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen SoundOntario | 95 km SE | 1° | -5° | 97 mm |
| CollingwoodOntario | 143 km SE | 1° | -6° | 93 mm |
| Greater SudburyOntario | 147 km NNE | -3° | -11° | 56 mm |
| MidlandOntario | 151 km ESE | 0° | -7° | 103 mm |
| Wasaga BeachOntario | 153 km ESE | 1° | -6° | 88 mm |
| Rayside-BalfourOntario | 155 km NNE | -4° | -12° | 75 mm |
| Valley EastOntario | 164 km NNE | -4° | -12° | 63 mm |
| West NipissingOntario | 184 km NE | -2° | -10° | 76 mm |