Wetaskiwin Weather in December
Wetaskiwin in December
The short of it: Wetaskiwin in December averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -15 °C (4 °F), with 13 mm (0.51 in) of rain and about 7 h 36 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 -5° · low -15° · rain 13 mm · daylight 7 h 36 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
December in Wetaskiwin brings afternoons near -5° and nights around -15°, with about 13 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about -5°, with nights near -15°. It is the driest month of the year, only 13 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 36 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Wetaskiwin runs about middling and drier than most in December. Ponoka, 35 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Wetaskiwin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PonokaAlberta | 35 km SSW | -5° | -15° | 14 mm |
| LeducAlberta | 36 km NNW | -5° | -15° | 15 mm |
| CamroseAlberta | 36 km E | -6° | -16° | 16 mm |
| BeaumontAlberta | 43 km N | -6° | -16° | 15 mm |
| AllardAlberta | 49 km NNW | -6° | -15° | 16 mm |
| SummersideAlberta | 50 km N | -5° | -15° | 16 mm |
| DevonAlberta | 51 km NNW | -4° | -15° | 15 mm |
| RutherfordAlberta | 51 km NNW | -5° | -15° | 16 mm |