Okotoks weather in December

In December, Okotoks sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 3.5 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Okotoks's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Okotoks's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:39 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Okotoks is town in the Province of Alberta, Canada.

Density
1,539/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 -1°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Okotoks reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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

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.

Okotoks weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -12°113.44.38.20.0
Feb / -11°123.54.39.70.0
Mar / -7°215.55.611.50.3
Apr11° / -2°408.65.213.52.6
May16° / 7511.32.315.24.8
Jun19° / 10713.90.116.25.5
Jul23° / 5810.4015.86.9
Aug23° / 609.5014.37.0
Sep18° / 4580.812.46.0
Oct11° / -1°266.13.110.42.8
Nov / -7°194.84.98.70.0
Dec-2° / -11°133.54.27.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
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65248
75248
85149
95050
105050
114951
124951
134852
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314555

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Okotoks gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 3.5 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 12% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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301517
311518

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 10 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 8:24 AM to 8:45 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 4:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:244:28
28.08:254:27
38.08:264:27
48.08:274:26
58.08:294:26
67.98:304:26
77.98:314:25
87.98:324:25
97.98:334:25
107.88:344:25
117.88:354:25
127.88:364:25
137.88:374:25
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227.78:434:27
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247.78:444:28
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267.78:444:29
277.88:454:30
287.88:454:30
297.88:454:31
307.88:454:32
317.88:454:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.09 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Okotoks?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Okotoks.

What to pack for Okotoks in December

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

In December, Okotoks sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Okotoks 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 Okotoks peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Okotoks 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 Okotoks is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1421 µg/m³Jan 18 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Okotoks?

Okotoks sits at 50.7°N, 114.0°W, 1,071 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Cranston, 18 km away.

Topography around Okotoks

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Okotoks has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 1,087 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,347 m.

The land around Okotoks is covered by grassland (52%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), cropland (34%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
392 m
80 km
2,347 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Cranston 18 km · Auburn Bay 18 km · McKenzie Towne 21 km · Evergreen 24 km · Beltline 35 km · Chestermere 36 km · Calgary 36 km · Taradale 43 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 Okotoks (50.7289°, -113.9828°, elevation 1,071 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).