Alma Weather in December
Alma in December
The short of it: Alma in December averages a high of -5 °C (24 °F) and a low of -14 °C (7 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -14° · rain 78 mm · daylight 8 h 19 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
December in Alma brings afternoons near -5° and nights around -14°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from November to about -5°, with nights near -14°. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 19 min in mid-December, 48 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Alma runs about middling and drier than most in December. Saint-Bruno, 9 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Alma, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-BrunoQuebec | 9 km S | -5° | -14° | 80 mm |
| Saint-GédéonQuebec | 10 km WSW | -4° | -13° | 78 mm |
| Pointe-du-LacQuebec | 11 km WSW | -4° | -13° | 78 mm |
| L'Ascension-de-Notre-SeigneurQuebec | 15 km N | -5° | -15° | 79 mm |
| LabrecqueQuebec | 16 km NNE | -5° | -15° | 80 mm |
| Metabetchouan-Lac-a-la-CroixQuebec | 18 km SSW | -5° | -14° | 81 mm |
| Saint-Charles-de-BourgetQuebec | 21 km E | -5° | -15° | 82 mm |
| Saint-AmbroiseQuebec | 24 km E | -5° | -15° | 83 mm |