Chateh Weather in December
Chateh in December
The short of it: Chateh in December averages a high of -11 °C (12 °F) and a low of -22 °C (-7 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 6 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -11° · low -22° · rain 20 mm · daylight 6 h 19 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Chateh an average December high of -11°, a low of -22° and some 20 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about -11°, with nights near -22°. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 19 min in mid-December, 80 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Chateh runs about middling and about as wet in December. High Level, 91 km to the E, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Chateh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High LevelAlberta | 91 km E | -13° | -24° | 18 mm |
| Paddle PrairieAlberta | 106 km SE | -10° | -22° | 22 mm |
| La CrêteAlberta | 143 km ESE | -13° | -22° | 20 mm |
| ManningAlberta | 204 km SSE | -8° | -19° | 27 mm |
| Fort NelsonBritish Columbia | 233 km W | -12° | -20° | 18 mm |
| Peace RiverAlberta | 283 km SSE | -9° | -18° | 20 mm |
| GrimshawAlberta | 284 km SSE | -8° | -18° | 20 mm |
| BerwynAlberta | 286 km SSE | -8° | -18° | 21 mm |