Confederation Weather in December
Confederation in December
The short of it: Confederation in December averages a high of -8 °C (18 °F) and a low of -17 °C (2 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 7 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -17° · rain 14 mm · daylight 7 h 45 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Confederation an average December high of -8°, a low of -17° and some 14 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -8°, with nights near -17°. Rain is scarce, about 14 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 45 min in mid-December, 56 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Confederation runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Mount Royal, 0 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Confederation, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount RoyalSaskatchewan | 0 km SSE | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| WestviewSaskatchewan | 1 km N | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| Massey PlaceSaskatchewan | 1 km WNW | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| WestmountSaskatchewan | 1 km ESE | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| Pleasant HillSaskatchewan | 2 km S | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| Caswell HillSaskatchewan | 2 km E | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| Hampton VillageSaskatchewan | 2 km NNW | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| DundonaldSaskatchewan | 2 km WNW | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |