Carmacks Weather in December
Carmacks in December
The short of it: Carmacks in December averages a high of -16 °C (4 °F) and a low of -25 °C (-14 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 5 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -16° · low -25° · rain 14 mm · daylight 5 h 10 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Carmacks an average December high of -16°, a low of -25° and some 14 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -16°; nights run about -25°. Rain is scarce, about 14 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 10 min in mid-December, 102 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Carmacks runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Haines Junction, 162 km to the SSW, is 4° warmer by day.
December in Carmacks, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haines JunctionYukon | 162 km SSW | -11° | -21° | 42 mm |
| WhitehorseYukon | 166 km SSE | -9° | -16° | 22 mm |
| MayoYukon | 168 km N | -15° | -25° | 22 mm |
| Dawson CityYukon | 270 km NW | -20° | -28° | 19 mm |
| SkagwayAlaska | 297 km S | 0° | -5° | 155 mm |
| HainesAlaska | 321 km S | 2° | -3° | 156 mm |
| YakutatAlaska | 338 km SW | 2° | -4° | 390 mm |
| TokAlaska | 368 km WNW | -18° | -25° | 12 mm |