Weather in Saskatoon in December 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Saskatoon in December
Going from a maximum of +43°F during the day to a minimum of +5°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +34°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +28°F to +34°F.
Is Saskatoon warm or cold in December?
Saskatoon is typically cold in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +30°F to +18°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +16°F to +1°F.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
December is one of the coolest months in Saskatoon, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Saskatoon in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +30°F | +18°F | +14°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -24°F | -45°F | -49°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +68°F | +52°F | +46°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 4 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 79% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 10 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +30°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +18°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 4 mm to 0 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 80% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in November to 2 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Saskatoon is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Saskatoon?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Saskatoon in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+42°F) and the highest in 1987 (+53°F). The driest year was 1979 with only 191 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 538 mm.
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Monthly weather in Saskatoon
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Saskatoon, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
