Valemount Weather in December
Valemount in December
The short of it: Valemount in December averages a high of -4 °C (25 °F) and a low of -10 °C (13 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 7 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -4° · low -10° · rain 40 mm · daylight 7 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Valemount an average December high of -4°, a low of -10° and some 40 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Valemount: highs scarcely reach -4°, nights fall to -10°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 37 min in mid-December, 58 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 May and July.
Against its neighbours, Valemount runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Jasper, 79 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Valemount, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 17 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JasperAlberta | 79 km E | -5° | -13° | 23 mm |
| McBrideBritish Columbia | 80 km NW | -3° | -9° | 46 mm |
| Grande CacheAlberta | 117 km N | -2° | -11° | 24 mm |
| HintonAlberta | 128 km ENE | -2° | -13° | 15 mm |
| VavenbyBritish Columbia | 143 km SSW | -3° | -9° | 80 mm |
| ClearwaterBritish Columbia | 143 km SSW | -1° | -8° | 52 mm |
| 108 Mile RanchBritish Columbia | 188 km SW | -1° | -10° | 39 mm |
| 100 Mile HouseBritish Columbia | 191 km SW | -2° | -10° | 40 mm |