Sylvan Lake climate

Sylvan Lake Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pontiac Wwtp, 6.8 km from Sylvan Lake

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.25 in over about 12 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sylvan Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.25 in
Snowfall
8.1 in
Record high
66°FDec 3, 1998
Record low
-10°FDec 28, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
11.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 141°F28°F55°F 199810°F 202537%15%
Dec 241°F28°F61°F 199811°F 200237%16%
Dec 341°F27°F66°F 19984°F 200238%16%
Dec 440°F27°F61°F 20122°F 200238%17%
Dec 540°F27°F66°F 20011°F 202538%17%
Dec 639°F27°F66°F 19989°F 200738%18%
Dec 739°F26°F56°F 20048°F 200538%18%
Dec 839°F26°F52°F 20233°F 200538%18%
Dec 938°F26°F61°F 20233°F 200238%19%
Dec 1038°F26°F54°F 201510°F 200939%19%
Dec 1138°F26°F59°F 20215°F 201339%20%
Dec 1237°F25°F56°F 20151°F 201339%20%
Dec 1337°F25°F60°F 20154°F 200039%20%
Dec 1437°F25°F58°F 20152°F 202539%21%
Dec 1536°F25°F57°F 20212°F 201639%21%
Dec 1636°F24°F61°F 20212°F 201639%21%
Dec 1736°F24°F53°F 200610°F 200039%22%
Dec 1836°F24°F49°F 20252°F 200040%22%
Dec 1935°F24°F50°F 2002-1°F 200440%22%
Dec 2035°F23°F46°F 2012-3°F 200440%23%
Dec 2135°F23°F49°F 20150°F 200040%23%
Dec 2235°F23°F54°F 2006-5°F 200040%23%
Dec 2334°F23°F59°F 20151°F 200040%24%
Dec 2434°F22°F57°F 20151°F 200440%24%
Dec 2534°F22°F51°F 2023-6°F 200040%24%
Dec 2634°F22°F54°F 2016-2°F 201741%25%
Dec 2733°F22°F61°F 2008-6°F 201741%25%
Dec 2833°F21°F58°F 2025-10°F 201741%25%
Dec 2933°F21°F53°F 20228°F 201741%25%
Dec 3033°F21°F53°F 20223°F 201741%26%
Dec 3133°F21°F58°F 2004-4°F 201741%26%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sylvan Lake, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 5:10 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206658 (Pontiac Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094817, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.