Grimshaw Weather in December
Grimshaw in December
The short of it: Grimshaw in December averages a high of -8 °C (17 °F) and a low of -18 °C (-1 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 6 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -18° · rain 20 mm · daylight 6 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Grimshaw an average December high of -8°, a low of -18° and some 20 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about -8°, with nights near -18°. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 56 min in mid-December, 69 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Grimshaw runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Berwyn, 9 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Grimshaw, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BerwynAlberta | 9 km WSW | -8° | -18° | 21 mm |
| Peace RiverAlberta | 20 km ENE | -9° | -18° | 20 mm |
| FairviewAlberta | 50 km WSW | -8° | -18° | 23 mm |
| FalherAlberta | 56 km SSE | -9° | -18° | 21 mm |
| McLennanAlberta | 69 km SE | -8° | -18° | 21 mm |
| ManningAlberta | 82 km N | -8° | -19° | 27 mm |
| RycroftAlberta | 85 km SW | -7° | -17° | 22 mm |
| Spirit RiverAlberta | 89 km WSW | -7° | -17° | 22 mm |