Creighton Weather in December
Creighton in December
The short of it: Creighton in December averages a high of -13 °C (8 °F) and a low of -21 °C (-6 °F), with 21 mm (0.83 in) of rain and about 7 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -13° · low -21° · rain 21 mm · daylight 7 h 15 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Creighton an average December high of -13°, a low of -21° and some 21 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from November to about -13°, with nights near -21°. Rain is modest, about 21 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 15 min in mid-December, 64 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Creighton runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Flin Flon, 3 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Creighton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flin FlonManitoba | 3 km NE | -13° | -21° | 21 mm |
| The PasManitoba | 112 km SSE | -11° | -20° | 18 mm |
| NipawinSaskatchewan | 206 km SW | -10° | -20° | 18 mm |
| La RongeSaskatchewan | 220 km WNW | -11° | -21° | 21 mm |
| MelfortSaskatchewan | 275 km SW | -10° | -19° | 19 mm |
| Norway HouseManitoba | 277 km ESE | -12° | -21° | 25 mm |
| ThompsonManitoba | 279 km ENE | -15° | -25° | 21 mm |
| Swan RiverManitoba | 297 km S | -10° | -18° | 22 mm |