Banff weather in December (Alberta, Canada)

This month is known as an extremely cold month. The average maximum daytime temperature in Banff in December lies at -5.4°C (22.28°F). Usually it is the coldest month of the year. The average minimum temperature goes down to around -16.4°C (2.48°F) (often the minimum temperature is noted at night).

Snowfall during December is moderate with an average of 53mm (2.1 inches). There are generally around 7 snowy days. You will hardly see any sun, with only 45 hours of sunshine during the entire month.

 

Banff, monthly averages in December

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Min Temperature 2 °F  

Max Temperature 22 °F  

Chance of Rain 26%  

Precipitation 2 in  

Rainy days 8 days  

Humidity 66% *  

Sunshine 45 hrs *  

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Where to go in Canada in December

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor

Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20-29ºC / 68-84ºF and not too much precipitation (less than 90mm / 3.5inches a month).

So what to wear in December? Visitors traveling to Banff should plan on bringing winter clothes, snow boots and a warm winter coat since there will be many periods of snow.

What To Do

We rated the following activities from 1 (least suitable) to 10 (best) to do in December.

Swimming

1/10

Cycling

1/10

Walking

1/10

Camping

1/10

Outdoor sports

1/10

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