Wynyard Weather in December
Wynyard in December
The short of it: Wynyard in December averages a high of -9 °C (17 °F) and a low of -17 °C (1 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 7 h 48 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 -17° · rain 18 mm · daylight 7 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Wynyard an average December high of -9°, a low of -17° and some 18 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -9°, with nights near -17°. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 48 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Wynyard runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Melfort, 126 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Wynyard, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th 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 48 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelfortSaskatchewan | 126 km NNW | -10° | -19° | 19 mm |
| YorktonSaskatchewan | 134 km ESE | -9° | -18° | 22 mm |
| UplandsSaskatchewan | 145 km SSW | -7° | -17° | 18 mm |
| Twin LakesSaskatchewan | 145 km SSW | -7° | -17° | 18 mm |
| Walsh Acres-Lakeridge-Garden RidgeSaskatchewan | 145 km SSW | -7° | -17° | 18 mm |
| Argyle ParkSaskatchewan | 145 km SSW | -7° | -17° | 18 mm |
| Sherwood-McCarthySaskatchewan | 146 km SSW | -7° | -17° | 17 mm |
| Northeast ReginaSaskatchewan | 146 km SSW | -7° | -17° | 18 mm |