Redcliff Weather in December
Redcliff in December
The short of it: Redcliff in December averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -14 °C (8 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 8 h 5 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 -3° · low -14° · rain 12 mm · daylight 8 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Redcliff an average December high of -3°, a low of -14° and some 12 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about -3°, with nights near -14°. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 5 min in mid-December, 51 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, Redcliff runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Medicine Hat, 9 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Redcliff, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine HatAlberta | 9 km ESE | -2° | -13° | 12 mm |
| DunmoreAlberta | 18 km SE | -2° | -14° | 12 mm |
| Bow IslandAlberta | 48 km WSW | -2° | -13° | 15 mm |
| Grassy LakeAlberta | 73 km WSW | -2° | -13° | 16 mm |
| VauxhallAlberta | 95 km W | -2° | -13° | 14 mm |
| Maple CreekSaskatchewan | 95 km ESE | -2° | -14° | 15 mm |
| BrooksAlberta | 96 km NW | -4° | -15° | 13 mm |
| TaberAlberta | 103 km WSW | -1° | -12° | 17 mm |