Pilot Butte Weather in December
Pilot Butte in December
The short of it: Pilot Butte in December averages a high of -7 °C (19 °F) and a low of -17 °C (1 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 8 h 1 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 20 mm · daylight 8 h 1 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
December in Pilot Butte brings afternoons near -7° and nights around -17°, with about 20 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -7°; nights run about -17°. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 1 min in mid-December, 52 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, Pilot Butte runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. White City, 6 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Pilot Butte, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White CitySaskatchewan | 6 km SE | -7° | -17° | 20 mm |
| Dewdney EastSaskatchewan | 9 km WSW | -7° | -17° | 18 mm |
| Arcola EastSaskatchewan | 10 km WSW | -7° | -17° | 19 mm |
| BalgonieSaskatchewan | 11 km E | -7° | -17° | 20 mm |
| BoothillSaskatchewan | 12 km WSW | -7° | -17° | 18 mm |
| EastviewSaskatchewan | 12 km W | -7° | -17° | 18 mm |
| Al RitchieSaskatchewan | 12 km WSW | -7° | -17° | 18 mm |
| Northeast ReginaSaskatchewan | 13 km W | -7° | -17° | 18 mm |