Dauphin Weather in December
Dauphin in December
The short of it: Dauphin in December averages a high of -8 °C (17 °F) and a low of -18 °C (-1 °F), with 23 mm (0.91 in) of rain and about 7 h 55 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 -18° · rain 23 mm · daylight 7 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Dauphin an average December high of -8°, a low of -18° and some 23 mm of rain. Highs fall 9° against November, to near -8°; nights run about -18°. Rain is modest, about 23 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 55 min in mid-December, 54 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, Dauphin runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Winnipegosis, 56 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Dauphin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 9° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WinnipegosisManitoba | 56 km N | -9° | -18° | 25 mm |
| RoblinManitoba | 91 km W | -9° | -19° | 24 mm |
| CampervilleManitoba | 94 km N | -9° | -18° | 25 mm |
| MinnedosaManitoba | 102 km S | -9° | -19° | 21 mm |
| NeepawaManitoba | 110 km SSE | -8° | -18° | 28 mm |
| LangenburgSaskatchewan | 121 km WSW | -9° | -18° | 26 mm |
| RiversManitoba | 125 km S | -9° | -19° | 25 mm |
| Swan RiverManitoba | 136 km NW | -10° | -18° | 22 mm |