Traders Cove Weather in December
Traders Cove in December
The short of it: Traders Cove in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -4° · rain 36 mm · daylight 8 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
December in Traders Cove brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -4°, with about 36 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 2°, with nights near -4°. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 6 min in mid-December, 51 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Traders Cove runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Kelowna, 7 km to the SSE, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Traders Cove, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KelownaBritish Columbia | 7 km SSE | 3° | -2° | 32 mm |
| Lakeview HeightsBritish Columbia | 9 km SSW | 3° | -2° | 32 mm |
| RutlandBritish Columbia | 10 km ESE | 2° | -3° | 32 mm |
| EllisonBritish Columbia | 10 km E | 1° | -4° | 34 mm |
| West KelownaBritish Columbia | 10 km SSW | 2° | -3° | 33 mm |
| Lake CountryBritish Columbia | 11 km NE | 2° | -3° | 35 mm |
| WinfieldBritish Columbia | 11 km NE | 2° | -3° | 35 mm |
| Smith CreekBritish Columbia | 13 km SW | 1° | -4° | 34 mm |