Lloydminster Weather in December
Lloydminster in December
The short of it: Lloydminster in December averages a high of -8 °C (17 °F) and a low of -17 °C (1 °F), with 13 mm (0.51 in) of rain and about 7 h 32 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 -8° · low -17° · rain 13 mm · daylight 7 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
December in Lloydminster brings afternoons near -8° and nights around -17°, with about 13 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -8°, with nights near -17°. Rain is scarce, about 13 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 32 min in mid-December, 59 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, Lloydminster runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Vermilion, 56 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Lloydminster, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VermilionAlberta | 56 km W | -8° | -17° | 16 mm |
| St. WalburgSaskatchewan | 68 km NE | -9° | -20° | 14 mm |
| WainwrightAlberta | 74 km SW | -7° | -16° | 15 mm |
| MannvilleAlberta | 76 km W | -7° | -17° | 14 mm |
| Elk PointAlberta | 91 km NW | -9° | -19° | 16 mm |
| ProvostAlberta | 104 km S | -7° | -17° | 13 mm |
| MacklinSaskatchewan | 105 km S | -7° | -16° | 16 mm |
| UnitySaskatchewan | 108 km SSE | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |