Lethbridge Weather in December
Lethbridge in December
The short of it: Lethbridge in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 128 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -5° · rain 128 mm · daylight 8 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Lethbridge an average December high of 2°, a low of -5° and some 128 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 2°; nights run about -5°. Wet spells are common — about 128 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 20 min in mid-December, 47 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Lethbridge runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Bloomfield, 3 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Lethbridge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BloomfieldNewfoundland and Labrador | 3 km NW | 1° | -5° | 122 mm |
| MusgravetownNewfoundland and Labrador | 5 km NNW | 1° | -5° | 122 mm |
| George's Brook-MiltonNewfoundland and Labrador | 18 km SSW | 1° | -5° | 126 mm |
| Clarenville-Shoal HarbourNewfoundland and Labrador | 22 km SSW | 2° | -5° | 131 mm |
| Port BlandfordNewfoundland and Labrador | 22 km W | 2° | -5° | 107 mm |
| ClarenvilleNewfoundland and Labrador | 23 km SSW | 2° | -5° | 136 mm |
| GlovertownNewfoundland and Labrador | 37 km NNW | 1° | -6° | 113 mm |
| GamboNewfoundland and Labrador | 53 km NNW | 1° | -6° | 104 mm |