Viking Weather in December
Viking in December
The short of it: Viking in December averages a high of -7 °C (20 °F) and a low of -15 °C (4 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 7 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -7° · low -15° · rain 12 mm · daylight 7 h 34 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
December in Viking brings afternoons near -7° and nights around -15°, with about 12 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near -7°; nights run about -15°. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 34 min in mid-December, 59 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Viking runs about middling and drier than most in December. Killam, 35 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Viking, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KillamAlberta | 35 km S | -6° | -15° | 11 mm |
| MannvilleAlberta | 48 km ENE | -7° | -17° | 14 mm |
| VegrevilleAlberta | 49 km NNW | -7° | -17° | 12 mm |
| TofieldAlberta | 67 km WNW | -6° | -16° | 13 mm |
| VermilionAlberta | 67 km ENE | -8° | -17° | 16 mm |
| WainwrightAlberta | 68 km ESE | -7° | -16° | 15 mm |
| Two HillsAlberta | 68 km N | -7° | -18° | 16 mm |
| CamroseAlberta | 71 km W | -6° | -16° | 16 mm |