Big River Weather in December
Big River in December
The short of it: Big River in December averages a high of -9 °C (16 °F) and a low of -19 °C (-2 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 7 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -9° · low -19° · rain 20 mm · daylight 7 h 26 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Big River an average December high of -9°, a low of -19° and some 20 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -9°, with nights near -19°. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 26 min in mid-December, 61 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Big River runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Shellbrook, 80 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Big River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShellbrookSaskatchewan | 80 km SSE | -10° | -20° | 18 mm |
| Meadow LakeSaskatchewan | 98 km WNW | -8° | -19° | 16 mm |
| Prince AlbertSaskatchewan | 109 km SE | -10° | -20° | 17 mm |
| WaldheimSaskatchewan | 137 km S | -8° | -17° | 15 mm |
| RosthernSaskatchewan | 137 km SSE | -8° | -17° | 16 mm |
| North BattlefordSaskatchewan | 145 km SW | -9° | -18° | 15 mm |
| St. WalburgSaskatchewan | 145 km W | -9° | -20° | 14 mm |
| BattlefordSaskatchewan | 149 km SW | -8° | -18° | 15 mm |