Cacouna Weather in December
Cacouna in December
The short of it: Cacouna in December averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -10 °C (14 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 24 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 -3° · low -10° · rain 83 mm · daylight 8 h 24 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Cacouna an average December high of -3°, a low of -10° and some 83 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -3°; nights run about -10°. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 24 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Cacouna runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Rivière-du-Loup, 10 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Cacouna, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivière-du-LoupQuebec | 10 km SSW | -3° | -10° | 92 mm |
| L'Isle-VerteQuebec | 16 km NE | -3° | -10° | 74 mm |
| Saint-SiméonQuebec | 29 km WSW | -3° | -11° | 74 mm |
| TadoussacQuebec | 31 km NNW | -4° | -11° | 88 mm |
| Saint-AndréQuebec | 31 km SSW | -3° | -10° | 82 mm |
| Trois PistolesQuebec | 33 km NE | -4° | -11° | 79 mm |
| Sainte-Hélène-de-KamouraskaQuebec | 40 km SSW | -3° | -11° | 86 mm |
| Sacré-CoeurQuebec | 41 km NNW | -4° | -12° | 89 mm |