Taber Weather in December
Taber in December
The short of it: Taber in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -12 °C (11 °F), with 17 mm (0.67 in) of rain and about 8 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -12° · rain 17 mm · daylight 8 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Taber an average December high of -1°, a low of -12° and some 17 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about -1°, with nights near -12°. Rain is modest, about 17 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 8 min in mid-December, 50 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Taber runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Barnwell, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Taber, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarnwellAlberta | 8 km WSW | -1° | -12° | 16 mm |
| Grassy LakeAlberta | 31 km E | -2° | -13° | 16 mm |
| VauxhallAlberta | 31 km N | -2° | -13° | 14 mm |
| CoaldaleAlberta | 35 km WSW | 0° | -12° | 14 mm |
| Picture ButteAlberta | 47 km WNW | 0° | -12° | 13 mm |
| LethbridgeAlberta | 49 km W | 1° | -11° | 14 mm |
| RaymondAlberta | 52 km SW | 0° | -11° | 15 mm |
| Bow IslandAlberta | 56 km E | -2° | -13° | 15 mm |