Banff Weather in December
Banff in December
The short of it: Banff in December averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -14 °C (8 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -14° · rain 26 mm · daylight 7 h 54 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Banff an average December high of -5°, a low of -14° and some 26 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Banff: highs scarcely reach -5°, nights fall to -14°. Rain is modest, about 26 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 54 min in mid-December, 54 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Banff runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Canmore, 18 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Banff, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CanmoreAlberta | 18 km SE | -3° | -13° | 24 mm |
| CochraneAlberta | 77 km E | -1° | -14° | 12 mm |
| TuscanyAlberta | 93 km E | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| Royal OakAlberta | 94 km E | -1° | -14° | 11 mm |
| Arbour LakeAlberta | 95 km E | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| West SpringsAlberta | 97 km E | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| CitadelAlberta | 97 km E | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| Aspen WoodsAlberta | 97 km E | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |