Alnwick Weather in December
Alnwick in December
The short of it: Alnwick in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -9 °C (16 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -9° · rain 116 mm · daylight 8 h 30 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Alnwick an average December high of -1°, a low of -9° and some 116 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -1°, with nights near -9°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 116 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 30 min in mid-December, 45 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Alnwick runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Burnt Church, 4 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Alnwick, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 14 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt ChurchNew Brunswick | 4 km ESE | -1° | -9° | 117 mm |
| FairisleNew Brunswick | 8 km NNE | -1° | -9° | 118 mm |
| NeguacNew Brunswick | 9 km ENE | -1° | -9° | 117 mm |
| TabusintacNew Brunswick | 18 km NE | -1° | -9° | 119 mm |
| Black River-HardwickeNew Brunswick | 22 km S | -1° | -9° | 117 mm |
| BrantvilleNew Brunswick | 23 km NE | -1° | -9° | 119 mm |
| Baie Ste. AnneNew Brunswick | 25 km SE | -1° | -8° | 122 mm |
| MiramichiNew Brunswick | 32 km SW | -1° | -9° | 105 mm |