Ripon Weather in December
Ripon in December
The short of it: Ripon in December averages a high of -0 °C (31 °F) and a low of -9 °C (16 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 16° · rain 1.6 in. · daylight 8 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
December in Ripon brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 16°, with about 1.6 in. of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 13° from November to about 31°, with nights near 16°. Rain is modest, about 1.6 in., the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 55 min in mid-December, 39 minutes less than a month before.
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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Ripon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Berlin, 10 mi to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Ripon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 13° colder, 0.4 in. less rain
- Versus January
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BerlinWisconsin | 10 mi NNW | 32° | 16° | 1.6 in. |
| OmroWisconsin | 14 mi NNE | 32° | 16° | 1.6 in. |
| WaupunWisconsin | 15 mi SSE | 32° | 17° | 1.7 in. |
| North Fond du LacWisconsin | 18 mi E | 32° | 17° | 1.5 in. |
| OshkoshWisconsin | 19 mi NE | 32° | 17° | 1.6 in. |
| Fond du LacWisconsin | 20 mi ESE | 32° | 18° | 1.5 in. |
| Beaver DamWisconsin | 27 mi S | 32° | 17° | 1.8 in. |
| MayvilleWisconsin | 28 mi SSE | 32° | 17° | 1.6 in. |