Headingley Weather in December
Headingley in December
The short of it: Headingley in December averages a high of -8 °C (17 °F) and a low of -17 °C (2 °F), with 25 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -17° · rain 25 mm · daylight 8 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Headingley an average December high of -8°, a low of -17° and some 25 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 9° from November to about -8°, with nights near -17°. Rain is modest, about 25 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 7 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Headingley runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Woodhaven, 10 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Headingley, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 9° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WoodhavenManitoba | 10 km E | -8° | -17° | 24 mm |
| BoothManitoba | 10 km E | -8° | -17° | 23 mm |
| St. François XavierManitoba | 10 km WNW | -8° | -17° | 28 mm |
| BirchwoodManitoba | 11 km E | -8° | -17° | 24 mm |
| Silver HeightsManitoba | 11 km E | -8° | -17° | 23 mm |
| JameswoodManitoba | 12 km E | -8° | -17° | 22 mm |
| Deer LodgeManitoba | 13 km E | -8° | -17° | 22 mm |
| St. James-Assiniboia EastManitoba | 13 km E | -8° | -17° | 22 mm |