Coalhurst Weather in December
Coalhurst in December
The short of it: Coalhurst in December averages a high of 0 °C (33 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 8 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -11° · rain 14 mm · daylight 8 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Coalhurst an average December high of 0°, a low of -11° and some 14 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 0°, with nights near -11°. Rain is scarce, about 14 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 8 min in mid-December, 50 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Coalhurst runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Lethbridge, 10 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Coalhurst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LethbridgeAlberta | 10 km ESE | 1° | -11° | 14 mm |
| Picture ButteAlberta | 19 km NE | 0° | -12° | 13 mm |
| CoaldaleAlberta | 23 km E | 0° | -12° | 14 mm |
| Fort MacleodAlberta | 35 km W | 1° | -11° | 14 mm |
| MagrathAlberta | 37 km S | 1° | -11° | 14 mm |
| RaymondAlberta | 37 km SSE | 0° | -11° | 15 mm |
| BarnwellAlberta | 49 km E | -1° | -12° | 16 mm |
| ClaresholmAlberta | 57 km NW | 1° | -11° | 13 mm |