Varsity Weather in December
Varsity in December
The short of it: Varsity in December averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -13 °C (9 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 7 h 55 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 -1° · low -13° · rain 11 mm · daylight 7 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
December in Varsity brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -13°, with about 11 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about -1°, with nights near -13°. Rain is scarce, about 11 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 55 min in mid-December, 53 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, Varsity runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Bowness, 1 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Varsity, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BownessAlberta | 1 km SW | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| EdgemontAlberta | 4 km N | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| West SpringsAlberta | 5 km SW | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| HawkwoodAlberta | 5 km NNW | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| Arbour LakeAlberta | 6 km NW | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| Aspen WoodsAlberta | 6 km SSW | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| CitadelAlberta | 6 km NNW | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| ThorncliffeAlberta | 6 km ENE | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |