Alix Weather in December
Alix in December
The short of it: Alix in December averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -15 °C (5 °F), with 13 mm (0.51 in) of rain and about 7 h 42 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 -5° · low -15° · rain 13 mm · daylight 7 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
December in Alix brings afternoons near -5° and nights around -15°, with about 13 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about -5°, with nights near -15°. Rain is scarce, about 13 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 42 min in mid-December, 57 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, Alix runs about middling and drier than most in December. Stettler, 33 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Alix, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StettlerAlberta | 33 km ESE | -5° | -15° | 14 mm |
| LacombeAlberta | 38 km WNW | -5° | -16° | 14 mm |
| BlackfaldsAlberta | 41 km W | -5° | -16° | 14 mm |
| PonokaAlberta | 41 km NW | -5° | -15° | 14 mm |
| Red DeerAlberta | 44 km WSW | -5° | -15° | 14 mm |
| SpringbrookAlberta | 53 km WSW | -5° | -16° | 15 mm |
| PenholdAlberta | 55 km WSW | -5° | -16° | 15 mm |
| BentleyAlberta | 59 km W | -4° | -15° | 15 mm |