Canada · 1991–2020 normal
Hay River in
December.
Typical December weather in Hay River: -14.1°C by day, -22.9°C at night, 17 mm of rain over 4.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-14.1°C
Typical low-22.9°C
Rain17 mm
Wet days4.6
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 81). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 39 from latitude 60.82°.
Event window
Long northern nights in December
At 60.8° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 39. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -22.9°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in December
The measured night-time normal is -22.9°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 5972762
- NOAA station
- CA002202400 · HAY RIVER A
- Station distance
- 2.2 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 26 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.