Canmore Weather in December
Canmore in December
The short of it: Canmore in December averages a high of -3 °C (26 °F) and a low of -13 °C (8 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 7 h 55 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 -3° · low -13° · rain 24 mm · daylight 7 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Canmore an average December high of -3°, a low of -13° and some 24 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Canmore: highs scarcely reach -3°, nights fall to -13°. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 55 min in mid-December, 53 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, Canmore runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Banff, 18 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Canmore, 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
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BanffAlberta | 18 km NW | -5° | -14° | 26 mm |
| Bragg CreekAlberta | 57 km ESE | -1° | -15° | 16 mm |
| CochraneAlberta | 63 km E | -1° | -14° | 12 mm |
| Lake LouiseAlberta | 69 km NW | -6° | -18° | 46 mm |
| Radium Hot SpringsBritish Columbia | 72 km SW | -3° | -11° | 30 mm |
| BearspawAlberta | 74 km E | -1° | -14° | 11 mm |
| CrestmontAlberta | 76 km E | -1° | -14° | 11 mm |
| Valley RidgeAlberta | 76 km E | -1° | -14° | 11 mm |