Brookside Weather in December
Brookside in December
The short of it: Brookside in December averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 164 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 50 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 4° · low -5° · rain 164 mm · daylight 8 h 50 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Brookside an average December high of 4°, a low of -5° and some 164 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 4°; nights run about -5°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 164 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 50 min in mid-December, 40 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, Brookside runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Spryfield, 11 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Brookside, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpryfieldNova Scotia | 11 km NE | 3° | -4° | 165 mm |
| Williams LakeNova Scotia | 12 km NE | 3° | -4° | 165 mm |
| ArmdaleNova Scotia | 12 km NE | 3° | -5° | 164 mm |
| Cowie HillNova Scotia | 12 km NE | 4° | -4° | 163 mm |
| TimberleaNova Scotia | 12 km N | 3° | -5° | 163 mm |
| FairmountNova Scotia | 12 km NE | 3° | -5° | 164 mm |
| Clayton Park WestNova Scotia | 12 km NNE | 3° | -5° | 165 mm |
| Herring CoveNova Scotia | 12 km E | 4° | -4° | 165 mm |