United States · 1991–2020 normal

Ridgeway in
December.

Typical December weather in Ridgeway: -3.5°C by day, -11.6°C at night, 30 mm of rain over 6.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-3.5°C
Typical low-11.6°C
Rain30 mm
Wet days6.6

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 61). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 45 from latitude 60.53°. Open-water sea temperature is 1.1°C (19 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 60.5° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 45. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -11.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -11.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 5872730
NOAA station
USW00026523 · KENAI AP
Station distance
10 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.