Brandon weather in December

In December, Brandon sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 5.5 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Brandon's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brandon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:39 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Brandon is city in Manitoba, Canada.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 5 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1882

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Brandon reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -20°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 8°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-5-13
2-6-14
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How December really feels in Brandon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Brandon weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -20°154.45.68.40.0
Feb-9° / -18°1544.89.70.0
Mar-1° / -11°275.5511.50.0
Apr / -2°356.62.713.52.0
May17° / 7510.20.815.15.3
Jun22° / 11°10212.60166.1
Jul24° / 13°8510.4015.77.0
Aug24° / 11°738.8014.27.3
Sep19° / 5080.112.46.2
Oct10° / -0°436.7210.52.3
Nov-1° / -9°235.24.88.80.0
Dec-8° / -16°215.56.280.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Brandon gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 5.5 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:24 AM to 8:45 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:244:36
28.28:254:35
38.18:264:35
48.18:274:34
58.18:284:34
68.18:304:34
78.08:314:33
88.08:324:33
98.08:334:33
108.08:344:33
118.08:354:33
128.08:364:33
137.98:364:33
147.98:374:33
157.98:384:33
167.98:394:33
177.98:404:33
187.98:404:34
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217.98:424:35
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257.98:444:37
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287.98:444:39
297.98:454:39
307.98:454:40
317.98:454:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.11 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
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31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.1Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Brandon

In seasonPeak

None of Brandon's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Brandon's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Brandon?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Brandon.

What to pack for Brandon in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Brandon sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Brandon in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brandon peaks around June 19 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brandon?

Brandon sits at 49.8°N, 100.0°W, 383 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is St. James-Assiniboia East, 195 km away.

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Topography around Brandon

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Brandon.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brandon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m.

The land around Brandon is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
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80 km
451 m
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December weather nearby: St. James-Assiniboia East 195 km · Fort Garry South 200 km · Winnipeg 201 km · Minot 204 km · Yorkton 234 km · Steinbach 238 km · Grand Forks 302 km · Williston 327 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Brandon (49.8469°, -99.9531°, elevation 383 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).