Sherwood Park weather in December

In December, Sherwood Park sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 4.4 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sherwood Park's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sherwood Park's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
14 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:52 AM – 4:07 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sherwood Park is hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
995/km²
people per km²
Founded
1953

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 -5°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Sherwood Park 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 3°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Sherwood Park

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.

Sherwood Park weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -16°175.45.57.80.0
Feb-6° / -14°113.449.40.0
Mar-0° / -9°1654.711.50.0
Apr / -2°346.63.213.72.0
May16° / 538.40.815.65.1
Jun20° / 8813.5016.75.6
Jul22° / 11°8813.6016.26.2
Aug21° / 10°599.8014.66.6
Sep16° / 387.10.312.55.5
Oct / -1°235.82.110.31.9
Nov-1° / -9°215.65.48.30.0
Dec-7° / -15°144.45.27.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Sherwood Park gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 4.4 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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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 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 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 8:35 AM to 8:58 AM, and sunset from 4:11 PM to 4:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:354:11
27.68:364:10
37.58:384:10
47.58:394:09
57.58:404:09
67.48:424:08
77.48:434:08
87.48:444:08
97.48:454:07
107.38:464:07
117.38:474:07
127.38:484:07
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167.28:524:07
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.82 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 0.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sherwood Park?

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 Sherwood Park.

What to pack for Sherwood Park in December

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

In December, Sherwood Park sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sherwood Park in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sherwood Park peaks around July 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
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Mar3Moderate
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Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
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Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sherwood Park?

Sherwood Park sits at 53.5°N, 113.3°W, 729 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Edmonton, 11 km away.

Topography around Sherwood Park

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sherwood Park has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 722 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around Sherwood Park is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
377 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Edmonton 11 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 14 km · St. Albert 25 km · Leduc 32 km · Spruce Grove 40 km · Stony Plain 45 km · Camrose 64 km · Red Deer 143 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 Sherwood Park (53.5168°, -113.3187°, elevation 729 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).