Clairmont Weather in December
Clairmont in December
The short of it: Clairmont in December averages a high of -7 °C (20 °F) and a low of -17 °C (2 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 7 h 8 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 -7° · low -17° · rain 20 mm · daylight 7 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
December in Clairmont brings afternoons near -7° and nights around -17°, with about 20 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 5° against November, to near -7°; nights run about -17°. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 8 min in mid-December, 65 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Clairmont runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Westlake, 5 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Clairmont, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WestlakeAlberta | 5 km SSW | -7° | -17° | 20 mm |
| SexsmithAlberta | 9 km N | -7° | -17° | 20 mm |
| Grande PrairieAlberta | 11 km S | -6° | -16° | 19 mm |
| WedgewoodAlberta | 16 km S | -6° | -16° | 19 mm |
| WembleyAlberta | 26 km WSW | -6° | -15° | 23 mm |
| BeaverlodgeAlberta | 42 km W | -6° | -14° | 20 mm |
| HytheAlberta | 49 km W | -6° | -15° | 19 mm |
| RycroftAlberta | 54 km N | -7° | -17° | 22 mm |