Virden Weather in December
Virden in December
The short of it: Virden in December averages a high of -8 °C (17 °F) and a low of -17 °C (1 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 8 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -17° · rain 24 mm · daylight 8 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Virden an average December high of -8°, a low of -17° and some 24 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from November to about -8°, with nights near -17°. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 7 min in mid-December, 51 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Virden runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Rivers, 53 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Virden, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RiversManitoba | 53 km ENE | -9° | -19° | 25 mm |
| SourisManitoba | 55 km ESE | -8° | -18° | 30 mm |
| MoosominSaskatchewan | 62 km WNW | -8° | -17° | 22 mm |
| MelitaManitoba | 65 km S | -7° | -17° | 24 mm |
| BrandonManitoba | 70 km E | -8° | -18° | 24 mm |
| DeloraineManitoba | 80 km SSE | -7° | -17° | 23 mm |
| BoissevainManitoba | 94 km SE | -7° | -17° | 27 mm |
| CarnduffSaskatchewan | 98 km SW | -6° | -16° | 21 mm |