Brooks Weather in December
Brooks in December
The short of it: Brooks in December averages a high of -4 °C (25 °F) and a low of -15 °C (5 °F), with 13 mm (0.51 in) of rain and about 8 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -4° · low -15° · rain 13 mm · daylight 8 h 0 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Brooks an average December high of -4°, a low of -15° and some 13 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -4°, with nights near -15°. Rain is scarce, about 13 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 0 min in mid-December, 52 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Brooks runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Medicine Hat, 105 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Brooks, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine HatAlberta | 105 km SE | -2° | -13° | 12 mm |
| StrathmoreAlberta | 117 km WNW | -3° | -14° | 11 mm |
| LethbridgeAlberta | 119 km SW | 1° | -11° | 14 mm |
| High RiverAlberta | 140 km W | -1° | -13° | 12 mm |
| ChestermereAlberta | 145 km WNW | -2° | -14° | 11 mm |
| MahoganyAlberta | 148 km WNW | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| CopperfieldAlberta | 148 km WNW | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| OkotoksAlberta | 149 km W | -1° | -13° | 12 mm |