Hinton Weather in December
Hinton in December
The short of it: Hinton in December averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -13 °C (9 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 7 h 31 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 -2° · low -13° · rain 15 mm · daylight 7 h 31 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Hinton an average December high of -2°, a low of -13° and some 15 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against November, to near -2°; nights run about -13°. It is the driest month of the year, only 15 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 31 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, Hinton runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Jasper, 67 km to the SSW, is 3° cooler by day.
December in Hinton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JasperAlberta | 67 km SSW | -5° | -13° | 23 mm |
| EdsonAlberta | 79 km ENE | -4° | -16° | 16 mm |
| Grande CacheAlberta | 115 km WNW | -2° | -11° | 24 mm |
| Fox CreekAlberta | 122 km NNE | -3° | -15° | 15 mm |
| ValemountBritish Columbia | 128 km WSW | -4° | -10° | 40 mm |
| WhitecourtAlberta | 150 km NE | -6° | -16° | 19 mm |
| McBrideBritish Columbia | 172 km W | -3° | -9° | 46 mm |
| MayerthorpeAlberta | 173 km ENE | -5° | -17° | 13 mm |