Baddeck Weather in December
Baddeck in December
The short of it: Baddeck in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 169 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 39 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 3° · low -4° · rain 169 mm · daylight 8 h 39 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Baddeck brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -4°, with about 169 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 3°, with nights near -4°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 169 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 39 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, Baddeck runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Eskasoni 3, 20 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Baddeck, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskasoni 3Nova Scotia | 20 km SSE | 3° | -4° | 168 mm |
| WhycocomaghNova Scotia | 31 km WSW | 2° | -4° | 156 mm |
| Balls CreekNova Scotia | 34 km E | 3° | -4° | 157 mm |
| Sydney ForksNova Scotia | 35 km E | 3° | -4° | 160 mm |
| Georges RiverNova Scotia | 36 km ENE | 3° | -3° | 154 mm |
| Howie CentreNova Scotia | 37 km E | 3° | -4° | 159 mm |
| North SydneyNova Scotia | 40 km ENE | 3° | -3° | 156 mm |
| CoxheathNova Scotia | 40 km E | 3° | -4° | 160 mm |