Lacombe Weather in December
Lacombe in December
The short of it: Lacombe in December averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -16 °C (4 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 7 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -16° · rain 14 mm · daylight 7 h 41 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Lacombe an average December high of -5°, a low of -16° and some 14 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -5°; nights run about -16°. It is the driest month of the year, only 14 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 41 min in mid-December, 57 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Lacombe runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Blackfalds, 10 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Lacombe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackfaldsAlberta | 10 km SSW | -5° | -16° | 14 mm |
| BentleyAlberta | 21 km W | -4° | -15° | 15 mm |
| Red DeerAlberta | 23 km SSW | -5° | -15° | 14 mm |
| PonokaAlberta | 26 km NNE | -5° | -15° | 14 mm |
| Sylvan LakeAlberta | 29 km SW | -4° | -15° | 15 mm |
| SpringbrookAlberta | 33 km SSW | -5° | -16° | 15 mm |
| AlixAlberta | 38 km E | -5° | -15° | 13 mm |
| PenholdAlberta | 38 km SSW | -5° | -16° | 15 mm |