Watrous Weather in December
Watrous in December
The short of it: Watrous in December averages a high of -8 °C (17 °F) and a low of -17 °C (1 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 7 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -17° · rain 16 mm · daylight 7 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Watrous an average December high of -8°, a low of -17° and some 16 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -8°, with nights near -17°. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 49 min in mid-December, 55 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Watrous runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Lanigan, 36 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Watrous, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaniganSaskatchewan | 36 km NE | -9° | -18° | 14 mm |
| DavidsonSaskatchewan | 57 km SW | -8° | -18° | 17 mm |
| HumboldtSaskatchewan | 64 km NNE | -10° | -18° | 15 mm |
| BrunoSaskatchewan | 67 km N | -9° | -18° | 16 mm |
| RaymoreSaskatchewan | 71 km ESE | -8° | -18° | 15 mm |
| RosewoodSaskatchewan | 88 km WNW | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| HolmwoodSaskatchewan | 89 km NW | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |
| Lakewood Urban CentreSaskatchewan | 89 km WNW | -8° | -17° | 14 mm |