Wadena Weather in December
Wadena in December
The short of it: Wadena in December averages a high of -9 °C (15 °F) and a low of -18 °C (-0 °F), with 23 mm (0.91 in) of rain and about 7 h 47 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 -9° · low -18° · rain 23 mm · daylight 7 h 47 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Wadena an average December high of -9°, a low of -18° and some 23 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -9°, with nights near -18°. Rain is modest, about 23 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 47 min in mid-December, 56 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, Wadena runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Wynyard, 33 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Wadena, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WynyardSaskatchewan | 33 km SW | -9° | -17° | 18 mm |
| Foam LakeSaskatchewan | 38 km SSE | -9° | -18° | 21 mm |
| PreecevilleSaskatchewan | 78 km E | -11° | -20° | 22 mm |
| LaniganSaskatchewan | 85 km W | -9° | -18° | 14 mm |
| HumboldtSaskatchewan | 95 km WNW | -10° | -18° | 15 mm |
| CanoraSaskatchewan | 100 km ESE | -10° | -19° | 22 mm |
| TisdaleSaskatchewan | 102 km N | -10° | -18° | 20 mm |
| MelfortSaskatchewan | 116 km NNW | -10° | -19° | 19 mm |