Antigonish Weather in December
Antigonish in December
The short of it: Antigonish in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 144 mm (5.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -4° · rain 144 mm · daylight 8 h 42 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Antigonish an average December high of 3°, a low of -4° and some 144 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -4°. Wet spells are common — about 144 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 42 min in mid-December, 42 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Antigonish runs about middling and about as wet in December. Mulgrave, 47 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Antigonish, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MulgraveNova Scotia | 47 km E | 3° | -3° | 165 mm |
| JudiqueNova Scotia | 49 km NE | 3° | -3° | 135 mm |
| TrentonNova Scotia | 50 km W | 3° | -5° | 131 mm |
| Port HawkesburyNova Scotia | 50 km E | 3° | -3° | 165 mm |
| New GlasgowNova Scotia | 51 km W | 3° | -5° | 131 mm |
| StellartonNova Scotia | 52 km W | 3° | -5° | 132 mm |
| Pictou LandingNova Scotia | 53 km W | 3° | -5° | 129 mm |
| PictouNova Scotia | 56 km W | 3° | -5° | 128 mm |