Simpson Weather in December
Simpson in December
The short of it: Simpson in December averages a high of 16 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 174 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 62° · low 39° · rain 6.9 in. · daylight 10 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Simpson an average December high of 62°, a low of 39° and some 6.9 in. of rain. Highs fall 8° against November, to near 62°; nights run about 39°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 6.9 in..
The sun is up for about 10 h 7 min in mid-December, 24 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Simpson runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Fort Polk North, 14 mi to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Simpson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 1.9 in. more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Polk NorthLouisiana | 14 mi SW | 62° | 40° | 6.9 in. |
| LeesvilleLouisiana | 16 mi WSW | 62° | 39° | 6.8 in. |
| New LlanoLouisiana | 18 mi WSW | 62° | 40° | 6.8 in. |
| Fort Polk SouthLouisiana | 18 mi SW | 62° | 40° | 6.9 in. |
| AnacocoLouisiana | 19 mi W | 61° | 39° | 6.5 in. |
| PitkinLouisiana | 22 mi SSE | 62° | 40° | 7.2 in. |
| BoyceLouisiana | 23 mi ENE | 62° | 40° | 6.8 in. |
| ColfaxLouisiana | 26 mi NE | 61° | 40° | 6.8 in. |