Deline Weather in December
Deline in December
The short of it: Deline in December averages a high of -16 °C (3 °F) and a low of -23 °C (-10 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 3 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -16° · low -23° · rain 12 mm · daylight 3 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Deline brings afternoons near -16° and nights around -23°, with about 12 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -16°; nights run about -23°. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 3 h 32 min in mid-December, 144 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Deline runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Norman Wells, 160 km to the W, is 4° cooler by day.
December in Deline, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 3 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman WellsNorthwest Territories | 160 km W | -20° | -27° | 18 mm |
| Fort Good HopeNorthwest Territories | 266 km WNW | -21° | -29° | 20 mm |
| Fort SimpsonNorthwest Territories | 385 km SSE | -16° | -25° | 21 mm |
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 446 km ESE | -17° | -25° | 20 mm |