Carbonear Weather in December
Carbonear in December
The short of it: Carbonear in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 139 mm (5.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -3° · rain 139 mm · daylight 8 h 26 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Carbonear an average December high of 3°, a low of -3° and some 139 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -3°. Wet spells are common — about 139 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 26 min in mid-December, 46 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Carbonear runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Victoria, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Carbonear, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 27 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VictoriaNewfoundland and Labrador | 3 km N | 3° | -4° | 144 mm |
| Harbour GraceNewfoundland and Labrador | 6 km S | 3° | -3° | 138 mm |
| Upper Island CoveNewfoundland and Labrador | 10 km S | 3° | -3° | 142 mm |
| Spaniard's BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 14 km SSW | 4° | -3° | 144 mm |
| Bay RobertsNewfoundland and Labrador | 16 km S | 4° | -3° | 144 mm |
| Clarke's BeachNewfoundland and Labrador | 22 km S | 3° | -3° | 148 mm |
| WabanaNewfoundland and Labrador | 24 km ESE | 3° | -3° | 150 mm |
| Portugal Cove-St. Phillip’sNewfoundland and Labrador | 31 km ESE | 3° | -4° | 163 mm |