Barnwell Weather in December
Barnwell in December
The short of it: Barnwell in December averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -12 °C (11 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 8 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -12° · rain 16 mm · daylight 8 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Barnwell an average December high of -1°, a low of -12° and some 16 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near -1°; nights run about -12°. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 8 min in mid-December, 50 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Barnwell runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Taber, 8 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Barnwell, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TaberAlberta | 8 km ENE | -1° | -12° | 17 mm |
| CoaldaleAlberta | 27 km WSW | 0° | -12° | 14 mm |
| VauxhallAlberta | 35 km NNE | -2° | -13° | 14 mm |
| Grassy LakeAlberta | 39 km E | -2° | -13° | 16 mm |
| Picture ButteAlberta | 40 km WNW | 0° | -12° | 13 mm |
| LethbridgeAlberta | 41 km W | 1° | -11° | 14 mm |
| RaymondAlberta | 45 km SW | 0° | -11° | 15 mm |
| CoalhurstAlberta | 49 km W | 0° | -11° | 14 mm |