Canning Weather in December
Canning in December
The short of it: Canning in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 117 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 46 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 3° · low -6° · rain 117 mm · daylight 8 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Canning an average December high of 3°, a low of -6° and some 117 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 3°, with nights near -6°. Wet spells are common — about 117 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 46 min in mid-December, 41 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Canning runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Wolfville, 10 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Canning, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WolfvilleNova Scotia | 10 km SSE | 3° | -5° | 119 mm |
| New MinasNova Scotia | 10 km SSW | 2° | -6° | 125 mm |
| KentvilleNova Scotia | 11 km SSW | 2° | -6° | 125 mm |
| WindsorNova Scotia | 30 km SE | 3° | -5° | 129 mm |
| KingstonNova Scotia | 45 km WSW | 3° | -6° | 133 mm |
| GreenwoodNova Scotia | 45 km WSW | 3° | -6° | 133 mm |
| Mount UniackeNova Scotia | 55 km ESE | 2° | -6° | 169 mm |
| Middle SackvilleNova Scotia | 68 km SE | 3° | -5° | 165 mm |