Bécancour Weather in December
Bécancour in December
The short of it: Bécancour in December averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -9 °C (15 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -9° · rain 84 mm · daylight 8 h 37 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Bécancour an average December high of -2°, a low of -9° and some 84 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from November to about -2°, with nights near -9°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 37 min in mid-December, 43 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Bécancour runs about middling and drier than most in December. Trois-Rivières, 9 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Bécancour, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trois-RivièresQuebec | 9 km W | -2° | -9° | 91 mm |
| Sainte-CatherineQuebec | 11 km WSW | -1° | -9° | 88 mm |
| GentillyQuebec | 14 km ENE | -1° | -9° | 86 mm |
| NicoletQuebec | 19 km SW | -2° | -9° | 85 mm |
| Saint-NarcisseQuebec | 25 km N | -3° | -11° | 87 mm |
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-PéradeQuebec | 32 km NNE | -2° | -10° | 91 mm |
| ShawiniganQuebec | 35 km NW | -2° | -11° | 99 mm |
| HérouxvilleQuebec | 39 km NNW | -3° | -11° | 90 mm |