Bathurst Weather in December
Bathurst in December
The short of it: Bathurst in December averages a high of -1 °C (29 °F) and a low of -9 °C (15 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 27 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 -9° · rain 100 mm · daylight 8 h 27 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Bathurst brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -9°, with about 100 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -1°, with nights near -9°. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 27 min in mid-December, 46 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Bathurst runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Big River, 5 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Bathurst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big RiverNew Brunswick | 5 km SSW | -2° | -10° | 101 mm |
| North TetagoucheNew Brunswick | 8 km WNW | -2° | -10° | 96 mm |
| BeresfordNew Brunswick | 9 km NNW | -2° | -9° | 96 mm |
| DunlopNew Brunswick | 10 km NW | -2° | -10° | 95 mm |
| RobertvilleNew Brunswick | 13 km NW | -2° | -10° | 94 mm |
| NigadooNew Brunswick | 14 km NNW | -2° | -10° | 93 mm |
| Belle-BaieNew Brunswick | 18 km NNW | -2° | -10° | 91 mm |
| Petit-RocherNew Brunswick | 19 km NNW | -2° | -10° | 91 mm |