Cold Lake Weather in December
Cold Lake in December
The short of it: Cold Lake in December averages a high of -7 °C (20 °F) and a low of -16 °C (4 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 7 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -7° · low -16° · rain 15 mm · daylight 7 h 18 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Cold Lake an average December high of -7°, a low of -16° and some 15 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -7°; nights run about -16°. Rain is scarce, about 15 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 18 min in mid-December, 63 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Cold Lake runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Grand Centre, 6 km to the SSW, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Cold Lake, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand CentreAlberta | 6 km SSW | -9° | -18° | 15 mm |
| BonnyvilleAlberta | 42 km WSW | -9° | -19° | 16 mm |
| Elk PointAlberta | 78 km SW | -9° | -19° | 16 mm |
| St. PaulAlberta | 90 km SW | -8° | -19° | 16 mm |
| St. WalburgSaskatchewan | 112 km SE | -9° | -20° | 14 mm |
| Meadow LakeSaskatchewan | 119 km ESE | -8° | -19° | 16 mm |
| Lac La BicheAlberta | 120 km WNW | -8° | -17° | 18 mm |
| VermilionAlberta | 131 km SSW | -8° | -17° | 16 mm |