Walden Weather in December
Walden in December
The short of it: Walden in December averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -14 °C (8 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 7 h 57 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 -2° · low -14° · rain 11 mm · daylight 7 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Walden an average December high of -2°, a low of -14° and some 11 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near -2°; nights run about -14°. Rain is scarce, about 11 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 57 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, Walden runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Chaparral, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Walden, 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
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChaparralAlberta | 2 km NNW | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| SundanceAlberta | 3 km NNW | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| CranstonAlberta | 4 km NE | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| Auburn BayAlberta | 5 km ENE | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| McKenzie LakeAlberta | 5 km NE | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| ShawnessyAlberta | 6 km NW | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| McKenzie TowneAlberta | 6 km NE | -1° | -13° | 11 mm |
| BridlewoodAlberta | 7 km WNW | -1° | -14° | 11 mm |