Trail Weather in December
Trail in December
The short of it: Trail in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -4° · rain 78 mm · daylight 8 h 14 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Trail an average December high of 1°, a low of -4° and some 78 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 1°; nights run about -4°. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 14 min in mid-December, 49 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Trail runs about middling and drier than most in December. Warfield, 3 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Trail, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 3 km W | 1° | -4° | 72 mm |
| RosslandBritish Columbia | 8 km WSW | -1° | -6° | 82 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 9 km ESE | 1° | -4° | 76 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 11 km E | 1° | -5° | 87 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 13 km N | 1° | -4° | 81 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 21 km NNE | 2° | -3° | 83 mm |
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 25 km N | 2° | -3° | 83 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 33 km ENE | 0° | -6° | 99 mm |