Cranbrook Weather in December
Cranbrook in December
The short of it: Cranbrook in December averages a high of -1 °C (29 °F) and a low of -9 °C (17 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -9° · rain 47 mm · daylight 8 h 10 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Cranbrook an average December high of -1°, a low of -9° and some 47 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near -1°; nights run about -9°. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 10 min in mid-December, 50 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Cranbrook runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Kimberley, 24 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Cranbrook, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KimberleyBritish Columbia | 24 km NW | -3° | -10° | 50 mm |
| JaffrayBritish Columbia | 36 km ESE | 0° | -8° | 50 mm |
| FernieBritish Columbia | 51 km E | -1° | -9° | 101 mm |
| WynndelBritish Columbia | 67 km WSW | 0° | -6° | 74 mm |
| SparwoodBritish Columbia | 69 km ENE | -3° | -11° | 52 mm |
| CrestonBritish Columbia | 69 km SW | 1° | -5° | 67 mm |
| Canal FlatsBritish Columbia | 72 km N | -2° | -9° | 30 mm |
| ElkfordBritish Columbia | 83 km NE | -4° | -12° | 42 mm |