Athabasca Weather in December
Athabasca in December
The short of it: Athabasca in December averages a high of -8 °C (18 °F) and a low of -17 °C (1 °F), with 19 mm (0.75 in) of rain and about 7 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -17° · rain 19 mm · daylight 7 h 15 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
December in Athabasca brings afternoons near -8° and nights around -17°, with about 19 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -8°; nights run about -17°. Rain is modest, about 19 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 15 min in mid-December, 64 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Athabasca runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Morinville, 105 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Athabasca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MorinvilleAlberta | 105 km SSW | -6° | -15° | 15 mm |
| Fort SaskatchewanAlberta | 113 km S | -6° | -16° | 16 mm |
| Slave LakeAlberta | 114 km NW | -8° | -17° | 21 mm |
| KlarvattenAlberta | 121 km S | -6° | -15° | 16 mm |
| BaturynAlberta | 121 km S | -6° | -15° | 16 mm |
| Hollick-KenyonAlberta | 122 km S | -5° | -14° | 16 mm |
| BrintnellAlberta | 122 km S | -5° | -14° | 16 mm |
| St. AlbertAlberta | 123 km S | -6° | -15° | 16 mm |