Stewart Weather in December
Stewart in December
The short of it: Stewart in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 216 mm (8.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -4° · rain 216 mm · daylight 7 h 0 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Stewart an average December high of 1°, a low of -4° and some 216 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Stewart: highs scarcely reach 1°, nights fall to -4°. Wet spells are common — about 216 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 0 min in mid-December, 68 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Stewart runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Ketchikan, 123 km to the WSW, is 5° warmer by day.
December in Stewart, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KetchikanAlaska | 123 km WSW | 5° | 1° | 372 mm |
| MetlakatlaAlaska | 134 km SW | 6° | 1° | 330 mm |
| WrangellAlaska | 159 km WNW | 5° | 1° | 304 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 169 km ESE | -1° | -7° | 53 mm |
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 181 km SSE | 2° | -3° | 164 mm |
| Prince RupertBritish Columbia | 181 km S | 6° | 1° | 273 mm |
| KlawockAlaska | 199 km W | 7° | 2° | 382 mm |
| CraigAlaska | 205 km WSW | 7° | 3° | 380 mm |