Digby Weather in December
Digby in December
The short of it: Digby in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 152 mm (6.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 50 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 -5° · rain 152 mm · daylight 8 h 50 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Digby an average December high of 3°, a low of -5° and some 152 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -5°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 152 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 50 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Digby runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Annapolis Royal, 23 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Digby, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis RoyalNova Scotia | 23 km NE | 3° | -5° | 148 mm |
| BridgetownNova Scotia | 45 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 144 mm |
| LawrencetownNova Scotia | 55 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 143 mm |
| MiddletonNova Scotia | 65 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 140 mm |
| LornevilleNew Brunswick | 70 km NNW | 4° | -4° | 127 mm |
| Red HeadNew Brunswick | 72 km NNW | 2° | -7° | 136 mm |
| Island View HeightsNew Brunswick | 74 km NNW | 1° | -7° | 129 mm |
| Fundy HeightsNew Brunswick | 74 km NNW | 1° | -7° | 133 mm |