Sylva Weather in December
Sylva in December
The short of it: Sylva in December averages a high of -10 °C (15 °F) and a low of -16 °C (2 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 6 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -10° · low -16° · rain 40 mm · daylight 6 h 29 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Sylva an average December high of -10°, a low of -16° and some 40 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near -10°; nights run about -16°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 29 min in mid-December, 77 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
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 May and July.
Against its neighbours, Sylva runs about middling and about as wet in December. Novyye Lyady, 10 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Sylva, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novyye LyadyPerm Krai | 10 km WNW | -10° | -16° | 40 mm |
| KomarikhinskiyPerm Krai | 22 km ENE | -10° | -17° | 43 mm |
| Verkhnechusovskiye GorodkiPerm Krai | 25 km NE | -10° | -17° | 44 mm |
| PermPerm Krai | 31 km W | -8° | -14° | 38 mm |
| FermaPerm Krai | 31 km WSW | -9° | -15° | 38 mm |
| FrolyPerm Krai | 32 km WSW | -8° | -15° | 39 mm |
| LobanovoPerm Krai | 34 km SW | -9° | -15° | 38 mm |
| PolaznaPerm Krai | 36 km NW | -9° | -16° | 41 mm |