Ski Weather in December
Ski in December
The short of it: Ski in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 6 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -4° · rain 69 mm · daylight 6 h 0 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & July
Thirty years of records give Ski an average December high of 1°, a low of -4° and some 69 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 1°, nights near -4°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 0 min in mid-December, 85 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 April and July.
Against its neighbours, Ski runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Greverud, 6 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Ski, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 23 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h