Carleton Place Weather in December
Carleton Place in December
The short of it: Carleton Place in December averages a high of -1 °C (29 °F) and a low of -9 °C (16 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -9° · rain 63 mm · daylight 8 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Carleton Place an average December high of -1°, a low of -9° and some 63 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -1°, with nights near -9°. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 46 min in mid-December, 41 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Carleton Place runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Almonte, 11 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Carleton Place, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmonteOntario | 11 km NNW | -2° | -9° | 62 mm |
| Mississippi MillsOntario | 12 km NNW | -2° | -9° | 62 mm |
| StittsvilleOntario | 22 km NE | -2° | -9° | 72 mm |
| RichmondOntario | 25 km ENE | -1° | -9° | 73 mm |
| KanataOntario | 26 km NE | -2° | -9° | 73 mm |
| PerthOntario | 27 km SSW | -1° | -9° | 66 mm |
| Smiths FallsOntario | 27 km SSE | -1° | -8° | 69 mm |
| Glen CairnOntario | 28 km NE | -2° | -9° | 73 mm |