Swift Current Weather in December
Swift Current in December
The short of it: Swift Current in December averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -15 °C (5 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 8 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -15° · rain 16 mm · daylight 8 h 3 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Swift Current an average December high of -5°, a low of -15° and some 16 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -5°, with nights near -15°. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 3 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Swift Current runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Herbert, 45 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Swift Current, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HerbertSaskatchewan | 45 km ENE | -6° | -15° | 15 mm |
| Gull LakeSaskatchewan | 53 km WSW | -4° | -15° | 15 mm |
| ShaunavonSaskatchewan | 83 km SSW | -3° | -14° | 16 mm |
| GravelbourgSaskatchewan | 100 km ESE | -5° | -15° | 17 mm |
| EastendSaskatchewan | 112 km SW | -3° | -14° | 21 mm |
| EstonSaskatchewan | 117 km NW | -7° | -15° | 11 mm |
| Maple CreekSaskatchewan | 127 km WSW | -2° | -14° | 15 mm |
| RosetownSaskatchewan | 142 km N | -7° | -16° | 11 mm |