Appleton Weather in December
Appleton in December
The short of it: Appleton in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 114 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 15 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 1° · low -6° · rain 114 mm · daylight 8 h 15 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Appleton an average December high of 1°, a low of -6° and some 114 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 1°, with nights near -6°. Wet spells are common — about 114 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 15 min in mid-December, 49 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, Appleton runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Glenwood, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Appleton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlenwoodNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km W | 1° | -6° | 113 mm |
| GanderNewfoundland and Labrador | 18 km E | 1° | -5° | 116 mm |
| Norris ArmNewfoundland and Labrador | 30 km WNW | 0° | -7° | 105 mm |
| LewisporteNewfoundland and Labrador | 32 km NNW | 1° | -7° | 102 mm |
| EmbreeNewfoundland and Labrador | 38 km NNW | 1° | -6° | 101 mm |
| PeterviewNewfoundland and Labrador | 38 km WNW | 1° | -6° | 93 mm |
| BotwoodNewfoundland and Labrador | 40 km WNW | 1° | -6° | 88 mm |
| Birchy BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 42 km NNE | 1° | -6° | 95 mm |