Bienfait Weather in December
Bienfait in December
The short of it: Bienfait in December averages a high of -6 °C (22 °F) and a low of -16 °C (2 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 8 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -6° · low -16° · rain 16 mm · daylight 8 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Bienfait an average December high of -6°, a low of -16° and some 16 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -6°, with nights near -16°. 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 13 min in mid-December, 49 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Bienfait runs about middling and about as wet in December. Estevan, 13 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Bienfait, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EstevanSaskatchewan | 13 km W | -6° | -16° | 15 mm |
| CrosbyNorth Dakota | 44 km SW | -5° | -16° | 11 mm |
| OxbowSaskatchewan | 47 km ENE | -7° | -17° | 17 mm |
| CarlyleSaskatchewan | 67 km NE | -8° | -18° | 18 mm |
| KenmareNorth Dakota | 74 km SE | -5° | -15° | 11 mm |
| TiogaNorth Dakota | 83 km S | -5° | -16° | 10 mm |
| WeyburnSaskatchewan | 96 km NW | -6° | -16° | 19 mm |
| StanleyNorth Dakota | 97 km SSE | -5° | -16° | 13 mm |