Grande Cache Weather in December
Grande Cache in December
The short of it: Grande Cache in December averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 7 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -11° · rain 24 mm · daylight 7 h 25 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
December in Grande Cache brings afternoons near -2° and nights around -11°, with about 24 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Grande Cache: highs scarcely reach -2°, nights fall to -11°. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 25 min in mid-December, 61 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Grande Cache runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. McBride, 94 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Grande Cache, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McBrideBritish Columbia | 94 km SW | -3° | -9° | 46 mm |
| HintonAlberta | 115 km ESE | -2° | -13° | 15 mm |
| ValemountBritish Columbia | 117 km S | -4° | -10° | 40 mm |
| JasperAlberta | 132 km SSE | -5° | -13° | 23 mm |
| WedgewoodAlberta | 140 km N | -6° | -16° | 19 mm |
| WembleyAlberta | 141 km N | -6° | -15° | 23 mm |
| Grande PrairieAlberta | 144 km N | -6° | -16° | 19 mm |
| BeaverlodgeAlberta | 150 km N | -6° | -14° | 20 mm |