Edson Weather in December
Edson in December
The short of it: Edson in December averages a high of -4 °C (25 °F) and a low of -16 °C (3 °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 August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -4° · low -16° · rain 16 mm · daylight 7 h 29 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Edson an average December high of -4°, a low of -16° and some 16 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near -4°; nights run about -16°. 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Edson runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Hinton, 79 km to the WSW, is 3° warmer by day.
December in Edson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HintonAlberta | 79 km WSW | -2° | -13° | 15 mm |
| WhitecourtAlberta | 80 km NE | -6° | -16° | 19 mm |
| Fox CreekAlberta | 94 km NNW | -3° | -15° | 15 mm |
| MayerthorpeAlberta | 95 km ENE | -5° | -17° | 13 mm |
| Drayton ValleyAlberta | 104 km ESE | -3° | -15° | 15 mm |
| JasperAlberta | 135 km SW | -5° | -13° | 23 mm |
| Swan HillsAlberta | 143 km NNE | -5° | -17° | 21 mm |
| BarrheadAlberta | 147 km ENE | -7° | -17° | 18 mm |