When to go · McCarthy
McCarthy in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (road often closed, heavy snow).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- −1°C (30°F)30°F (−1°C) / 21°C (69°F)69°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- High
- United States overall
- Prices
- High
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (road often closed, heavy snow).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
- JulyGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
- AugustGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
- SeptemberGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
Weather in December
- McCarthyHighs around -1.3 °C (30 °F), lows around 20.7 °C (69 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 30 °F (-1.3 °C), lows around 69 °F (20.7 °C), rain on about 1 day
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas Day big impact
25 Dec · United States
Most businesses closed; flights full from about 20 Dec to 2 Jan.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- High
- Prices · United States overall
- High
United States overall: Holiday lights in New York, ski season opens; flights and hotels peak around Christmas and New Year.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in McCarthy, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: -1.3 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1.3 °C)
Jun: 38.9 °C (102 °F)102 °F (38.9 °C)
Night low
Dec: 20.7 °C (69 °F)69 °F (20.7 °C)
Jun: 69.7 °C (157 °F)157 °F (69.7 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 1 (better)
Jun: 2
Crowds
Dec: High
Jun: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jun: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jun: 0
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (road often closed, heavy snow).
June: Inside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
McCarthy: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.