Walkerton Weather in December
Walkerton in December
The short of it: Walkerton in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 122 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 53 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 1° · low -5° · rain 122 mm · daylight 8 h 53 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Walkerton an average December high of 1°, a low of -5° and some 122 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 1°; nights run about -5°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 122 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 53 min in mid-December, 40 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Walkerton runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Hanover, 10 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Walkerton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 17 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HanoverOntario | 10 km ENE | 1° | -5° | 110 mm |
| Mount ForestOntario | 38 km ESE | -1° | -7° | 88 mm |
| KincardineOntario | 39 km W | 2° | -3° | 108 mm |
| Port ElginOntario | 39 km NNW | 1° | -5° | 100 mm |
| ListowelOntario | 47 km SSE | 0° | -6° | 84 mm |
| North PerthOntario | 47 km SSE | 0° | -6° | 88 mm |
| Owen SoundOntario | 51 km NNE | 1° | -5° | 97 mm |
| SydenhamOntario | 56 km NNE | 0° | -6° | 120 mm |