Melfort Weather in December
Melfort in December
The short of it: Melfort in December averages a high of -10 °C (14 °F) and a low of -19 °C (-2 °F), with 19 mm (0.75 in) of rain and about 7 h 37 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 -10° · low -19° · rain 19 mm · daylight 7 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Melfort an average December high of -10°, a low of -19° and some 19 mm of rain. Highs fall 8° against November, to near -10°; nights run about -19°. Rain is modest, about 19 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 37 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, Melfort runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Nipawin, 69 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Melfort, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NipawinSaskatchewan | 69 km NE | -10° | -20° | 18 mm |
| HumboldtSaskatchewan | 82 km SSW | -10° | -18° | 15 mm |
| Prince AlbertSaskatchewan | 85 km WNW | -10° | -20° | 17 mm |
| WarmanSaskatchewan | 145 km WSW | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| MartensvilleSaskatchewan | 153 km WSW | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| EvergreenSaskatchewan | 153 km WSW | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| WillowgroveSaskatchewan | 154 km WSW | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| HolmwoodSaskatchewan | 154 km WSW | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |