Amos Weather in December
Amos in December
The short of it: Amos in December averages a high of -6 °C (21 °F) and a low of -16 °C (4 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -6° · low -16° · rain 69 mm · daylight 8 h 19 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Amos an average December high of -6°, a low of -16° and some 69 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -6°, with nights near -16°. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 9th 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 August and June.
Against its neighbours, Amos runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Preissac, 26 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Amos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PreissacQuebec | 26 km SW | -5° | -15° | 75 mm |
| BarrauteQuebec | 39 km ESE | -6° | -16° | 74 mm |
| MalarticQuebec | 48 km S | -5° | -14° | 76 mm |
| Val-d'OrQuebec | 57 km SSE | -5° | -15° | 75 mm |
| SenneterreQuebec | 67 km ESE | -6° | -16° | 79 mm |
| MacamicQuebec | 68 km WNW | -6° | -16° | 70 mm |
| Rouyn-NorandaQuebec | 76 km WSW | -5° | -14° | 69 mm |
| La SarreQuebec | 84 km WNW | -7° | -16° | 68 mm |