Donkin Weather in December
Donkin in December
The short of it: Donkin in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 167 mm (6.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 38 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 167 mm · daylight 8 h 38 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Donkin brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -3°, with about 167 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -3°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 167 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 38 min in mid-December, 43 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, Donkin runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Port Morien, 6 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Donkin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port MorienNova Scotia | 6 km S | 3° | -3° | 167 mm |
| Glace BayNova Scotia | 7 km WNW | 3° | -3° | 167 mm |
| Reserve MinesNova Scotia | 12 km W | 3° | -4° | 169 mm |
| DominionNova Scotia | 12 km WNW | 3° | -3° | 168 mm |
| Gardiner MinesNova Scotia | 14 km WNW | 3° | -3° | 166 mm |
| New WaterfordNova Scotia | 18 km WNW | 3° | -3° | 165 mm |
| ScotchtownNova Scotia | 19 km WNW | 3° | -4° | 165 mm |
| New VictoriaNova Scotia | 22 km WNW | 3° | -3° | 162 mm |