Buckingham Weather in December
Buckingham in December
The short of it: Buckingham in December averages a high of -2 °C (28 °F) and a low of -10 °C (13 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 43 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 -10° · rain 80 mm · daylight 8 h 43 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Buckingham an average December high of -2°, a low of -10° and some 80 mm of rain. Highs fall 8° against November, to near -2°; nights run about -10°. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 43 min in mid-December, 42 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, Buckingham runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Clarence-Rockland, 11 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Buckingham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence-RocklandOntario | 11 km ESE | -2° | -10° | 76 mm |
| FallingbrookOntario | 13 km SSW | -2° | -10° | 77 mm |
| ThursoQuebec | 13 km E | -2° | -10° | 76 mm |
| Queenswood HeightsOntario | 14 km SSW | -2° | -9° | 77 mm |
| OrléansOntario | 16 km SSW | -2° | -10° | 77 mm |
| Templeton-EstQuebec | 17 km SW | -2° | -9° | 77 mm |
| Blackburn HamletOntario | 20 km SW | -2° | -9° | 77 mm |
| Val-des-MontsQuebec | 20 km WNW | -2° | -10° | 82 mm |