Mapleton Weather in December
Mapleton in December
The short of it: Mapleton in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -9 °C (17 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 17° · rain 1.0 in. · daylight 9 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
December in Mapleton brings afternoons near 34° and nights around 17°, with about 1.0 in. of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 14° from November to about 34°, with nights near 17°. Rain is modest, about 1.0 in., the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 7 min in mid-December, 37 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Mapleton runs about middling and about as wet in December. Schleswig, 18 mi to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Mapleton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 14° colder, 0.04 in. more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 10 mph