Dewdney East weather in December

In December, Dewdney East sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -9°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 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dewdney East's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dewdney East's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
9:00 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.02 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 -5°C in the first days to -9°C by the end.

A typical December day in Dewdney East reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -18°C and 2°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 Dewdney East

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.

Dewdney East 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-9° / -18°175.36.38.30.0
Feb-7° / -16°123.53.89.70.0
Mar-0° / -10°215.95.411.50.0
Apr10° / -2°357.32.913.52.2
May17° / 629.60.815.25.4
Jun21° / 10°9912.7016.16.0
Jul24° / 12°7410.5015.87.1
Aug24° / 11°618.5014.37.4
Sep18° / 406.70.212.46.3
Oct10° / -1°336.42.110.52.3
Nov-0° / -9°225.34.78.80.0
Dec-7° / -15°1755.97.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43466
53466
63466
73565
83367
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113367
123367
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273367
283367
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303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Dewdney East gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 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 16% 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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Dry (%)
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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
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 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 8:45 AM to 9:06 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 4:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:454:51
28.18:464:51
38.18:474:50
48.08:484:50
58.08:504:49
68.08:514:49
77.98:524:49
87.98:534:49
97.98:544:48
107.98:554:48
117.98:564:48
127.98:574:48
137.88:584:48
147.88:594:48
157.88:594:48
167.89:004:48
177.89:014:49
187.89:024:49
197.89:024:49
207.89:034:50
217.89:034:50
227.89:044:50
237.89:044:51
247.89:054:51
257.89:054:52
267.89:054:53
277.89:064:53
287.89:064:54
297.89:064:55
307.89:064:56
317.89:064:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.02 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
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31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Dewdney East?

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 Dewdney East.

What to pack for Dewdney East in December

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

In December, Dewdney East sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Dewdney East 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 Dewdney East peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dewdney East 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 Dewdney East is worst in August — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1019 µg/m³Dec 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dewdney East?

Dewdney East sits at 50.5°N, 104.5°W, 578 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Arcola East, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Dewdney East

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dewdney East has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 582 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Dewdney East is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
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101 m
80 km
401 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Arcola East 2.0 km · Regina 5.0 km · Moose Jaw 70 km · Yorkton 169 km · Swift Current 232 km · Stonebridge 232 km · Lakewood 232 km · Nutana Sector 234 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 Dewdney East (50.4543°, -104.5467°, elevation 578 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).