Provost Weather in December
Provost in December
The short of it: Provost in December averages a high of -7 °C (19 °F) and a low of -17 °C (2 °F), with 13 mm (0.51 in) of rain and about 7 h 42 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 -7° · low -17° · rain 13 mm · daylight 7 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Provost an average December high of -7°, a low of -17° and some 13 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -7°; nights run about -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 42 min in mid-December, 57 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, Provost runs about middling and drier than most in December. Macklin, 23 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Provost, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacklinSaskatchewan | 23 km E | -7° | -16° | 16 mm |
| WainwrightAlberta | 67 km NW | -7° | -16° | 15 mm |
| UnitySaskatchewan | 75 km E | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| KerrobertSaskatchewan | 91 km ESE | -7° | -16° | 9.0 mm |
| LloydminsterAlberta | 104 km N | -8° | -17° | 13 mm |
| WilkieSaskatchewan | 107 km E | -8° | -17° | 15 mm |
| KillamAlberta | 117 km WNW | -6° | -15° | 11 mm |
| VermilionAlberta | 118 km NNW | -8° | -17° | 16 mm |