Cardston Weather in December
Cardston in December
The short of it: Cardston in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -10 °C (14 °F), with 19 mm (0.75 in) of rain and about 8 h 13 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 1° · low -10° · rain 19 mm · daylight 8 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Cardston an average December high of 1°, a low of -10° and some 19 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 1°, with nights near -10°. Rain is modest, about 19 mm, the 11th 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 a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Cardston runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Magrath, 40 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Cardston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MagrathAlberta | 40 km NE | 1° | -11° | 14 mm |
| RaymondAlberta | 55 km ENE | 0° | -11° | 15 mm |
| Pincher CreekAlberta | 57 km NW | 0° | -9° | 19 mm |
| Fort MacleodAlberta | 58 km N | 1° | -11° | 14 mm |
| LethbridgeAlberta | 66 km NNE | 1° | -11° | 14 mm |
| CoalhurstAlberta | 66 km NNE | 0° | -11° | 14 mm |
| North BrowningMontana | 73 km SSE | 1° | -9° | 18 mm |
| BrowningMontana | 75 km SSE | 1° | -9° | 18 mm |