Downtown Weather in December
Downtown in December
The short of it: Downtown in December averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -14 °C (7 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 7 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -14° · rain 16 mm · daylight 7 h 29 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Downtown an average December high of -5°, a low of -14° and some 16 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about -5°, with nights near -14°. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 29 min in mid-December, 60 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Downtown runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Central McDougall, 2 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Downtown, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central McDougallAlberta | 2 km N | -5° | -14° | 16 mm |
| WîhkwêntôwinAlberta | 2 km WNW | -5° | -14° | 16 mm |
| Boyle StreetAlberta | 2 km NE | -5° | -14° | 16 mm |
| Queen Mary ParkAlberta | 2 km NW | -5° | -14° | 16 mm |
| EdmontonAlberta | 2 km ENE | -5° | -14° | 16 mm |
| GarneauAlberta | 2 km SSW | -5° | -14° | 16 mm |
| StrathconaAlberta | 2 km SSE | -5° | -14° | 16 mm |
| Alberta AvenueAlberta | 3 km NNE | -5° | -14° | 16 mm |