Rae Weather in December
Rae in December
The short of it: Rae in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 6 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -3° · rain 60 mm · daylight 6 h 6 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Rae an average December high of 1°, a low of -3° and some 60 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 1°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 6 min in mid-December, 83 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Rae runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Peetri, 2 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Rae, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h