Oxbow Weather in December
Oxbow in December
The short of it: Oxbow in December averages a high of -7 °C (20 °F) and a low of -17 °C (2 °F), with 17 mm (0.67 in) of rain and about 8 h 13 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 -7° · low -17° · rain 17 mm · daylight 8 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
December in Oxbow brings afternoons near -7° and nights around -17°, with about 17 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 8° against November, to near -7°; nights run about -17°. Rain is modest, about 17 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 13 min in mid-December, 49 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, Oxbow runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Carnduff, 28 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Oxbow, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarnduffSaskatchewan | 28 km ESE | -6° | -16° | 21 mm |
| CarlyleSaskatchewan | 45 km N | -8° | -18° | 18 mm |
| EstevanSaskatchewan | 60 km W | -6° | -16° | 15 mm |
| KenmareNorth Dakota | 62 km S | -5° | -15° | 11 mm |
| MohallNorth Dakota | 71 km SE | -5° | -16° | 11 mm |
| MelitaManitoba | 85 km E | -7° | -17° | 24 mm |
| CrosbyNorth Dakota | 89 km WSW | -5° | -16° | 11 mm |
| KiplingSaskatchewan | 102 km NNW | -8° | -17° | 22 mm |