Amherst Weather in December
Amherst in December
The short of it: Amherst in December averages a high of 1 °C (35 °F) and a low of -6 °C (20 °F), with 123 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 41 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 -6° · rain 123 mm · daylight 8 h 41 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Amherst an average December high of 1°, a low of -6° and some 123 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 1°, with nights near -6°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 123 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 41 min in mid-December, 43 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, 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, Amherst runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Sackville, 15 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Amherst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SackvilleNew Brunswick | 15 km WNW | 1° | -7° | 123 mm |
| TantramarNew Brunswick | 19 km NW | 1° | -7° | 126 mm |
| TidnishNova Scotia | 23 km NE | 1° | -6° | 118 mm |
| SpringhillNova Scotia | 23 km SSE | 1° | -7° | 136 mm |
| OxfordNova Scotia | 28 km ESE | 2° | -6° | 125 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 30 km NNE | 1° | -7° | 115 mm |
| MemramcookNew Brunswick | 33 km NW | 1° | -7° | 123 mm |
| Fundy AlbertNew Brunswick | 36 km W | 1° | -7° | 138 mm |