Killam Weather in December
Killam in December
The short of it: Killam in December averages a high of -6 °C (22 °F) and a low of -15 °C (6 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 7 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -6° · low -15° · rain 11 mm · daylight 7 h 38 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Killam an average December high of -6°, a low of -15° and some 11 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near -6°; nights run about -15°. Rain is scarce, about 11 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 38 min in mid-December, 58 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Killam runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Wainwright, 67 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Killam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WainwrightAlberta | 67 km E | -7° | -16° | 15 mm |
| CamroseAlberta | 71 km WNW | -6° | -16° | 16 mm |
| StettlerAlberta | 78 km SW | -5° | -15° | 14 mm |
| VegrevilleAlberta | 81 km N | -7° | -17° | 12 mm |
| WetaskiwinAlberta | 104 km WNW | -5° | -15° | 13 mm |
| PonokaAlberta | 117 km W | -5° | -15° | 14 mm |
| BeaumontAlberta | 122 km WNW | -6° | -16° | 15 mm |
| LeducAlberta | 126 km WNW | -5° | -15° | 15 mm |