Confederation weather in December

In December, Confederation sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 12 mm of precipitation across 3.9 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Confederation's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Confederation's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
12 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
9:18 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
0.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 -10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Confederation reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°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 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Confederation

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.

Confederation weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -19°154.85.480.0
Feb-9° / -18°113.43.89.50.0
Mar-1° / -11°185.14.611.50.0
Apr10° / -2°316.92.813.62.2
May17° / 467.80.615.45.7
Jun21° / 10°8711.9016.46.1
Jul24° / 12°7010.80166.9
Aug24° / 11°507.6014.47.4
Sep18° / 385.70.212.46.3
Oct / -1°275.8210.42.1
Nov-1° / -9°194.74.78.50.0
Dec-8° / -17°123.94.57.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63367
73466
83466
93466
103565
113466
123565
133565
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193664
203664
213664
223565
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243565
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273565
283565
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Confederation gets around 12 mm of rain and snow over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11416
21416
31416
41416
51416
61416
71316
81316
91315
101315
111315
121214
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251314
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271315
281415
291415
301416
311516

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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Dry (%)
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2100
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28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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1814light breeze
1913light breeze
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2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2613light breeze
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2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 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 9:01 AM to 9:24 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 4:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.89:014:52
27.89:034:51
37.89:044:51
47.79:054:50
57.79:074:50
67.79:084:49
77.79:094:49
87.69:104:49
97.69:114:48
107.69:124:48
117.69:134:48
127.69:144:48
137.59:154:48
147.59:164:48
157.59:174:48
167.59:184:48
177.59:184:48
187.59:194:49
197.59:204:49
207.59:204:49
217.59:214:50
227.59:214:50
237.59:224:51
247.59:224:51
257.59:234:52
267.59:234:52
277.59:234:53
287.59:234:54
297.59:234:55
307.59:234:56
317.59:244:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.89 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 0.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
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41.0Dim
50.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Confederation?

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 Confederation.

What to pack for Confederation in December

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

In December, Confederation sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Confederation 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 Confederation peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 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 21UV 6Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Confederation in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Confederation is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2021 µg/m³Dec 225 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Confederation?

Confederation sits at 52.1°N, 106.7°W, 470 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Core Neighbourhoods, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Confederation

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Confederation has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 499 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m.

The land around Confederation is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
326 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Core Neighbourhoods 2.0 km · Saskatoon 2.0 km · Lawson 5.0 km · Nutana Sector 6.0 km · Stonebridge 8.0 km · Lakewood 8.0 km · University Heights 9.0 km · North Battleford 129 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 Confederation (52.1391°, -106.7036°, elevation 470 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).