Wainwright Weather in December
Wainwright in December
The short of it: Wainwright in December averages a high of -7 °C (20 °F) and a low of -16 °C (2 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 7 h 37 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 -16° · rain 15 mm · daylight 7 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Wainwright an average December high of -7°, a low of -16° and some 15 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from November to about -7°, with nights near -16°. Rain is scarce, about 15 mm, the 11th 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Wainwright runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Vermilion, 58 km to the N, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Wainwright, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VermilionAlberta | 58 km N | -8° | -17° | 16 mm |
| LloydminsterAlberta | 74 km NE | -8° | -17° | 13 mm |
| VegrevilleAlberta | 109 km NW | -7° | -17° | 12 mm |
| St. PaulAlberta | 131 km NNW | -8° | -19° | 16 mm |
| CamroseAlberta | 134 km W | -6° | -16° | 16 mm |
| StettlerAlberta | 139 km WSW | -5° | -15° | 14 mm |
| BonnyvilleAlberta | 159 km N | -9° | -19° | 16 mm |
| WetaskiwinAlberta | 169 km W | -5° | -15° | 13 mm |