Dunmore Weather in December
Dunmore in December
The short of it: Dunmore in December averages a high of -2 °C (28 °F) and a low of -14 °C (8 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 8 h 6 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 -2° · low -14° · rain 12 mm · daylight 8 h 6 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Dunmore an average December high of -2°, a low of -14° and some 12 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near -2°; nights run about -14°. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 6 min in mid-December, 51 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, Dunmore runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Medicine Hat, 10 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Dunmore, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine HatAlberta | 10 km NNW | -2° | -13° | 12 mm |
| RedcliffAlberta | 18 km NW | -3° | -14° | 12 mm |
| Bow IslandAlberta | 56 km W | -2° | -13° | 15 mm |
| Maple CreekSaskatchewan | 80 km E | -2° | -14° | 15 mm |
| Grassy LakeAlberta | 82 km WSW | -2° | -13° | 16 mm |
| VauxhallAlberta | 109 km W | -2° | -13° | 14 mm |
| TaberAlberta | 112 km W | -1° | -12° | 17 mm |
| BrooksAlberta | 114 km NW | -4° | -15° | 13 mm |