Gander Weather in December
Gander in December
The short of it: Gander in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 15 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 1° · low -5° · rain 116 mm · daylight 8 h 15 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Gander an average December high of 1°, a low of -5° and some 116 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 1°; nights run about -5°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 116 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 15 min in mid-December, 49 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, Gander runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Appleton, 18 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Gander, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppletonNewfoundland and Labrador | 18 km W | 1° | -6° | 114 mm |
| GlenwoodNewfoundland and Labrador | 20 km W | 1° | -6° | 113 mm |
| GamboNewfoundland and Labrador | 35 km ESE | 1° | -6° | 104 mm |
| Birchy BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 45 km N | 1° | -6° | 95 mm |
| Gander Bay NorthNewfoundland and Labrador | 45 km NNE | 1° | -6° | 84 mm |
| LewisporteNewfoundland and Labrador | 46 km NW | 1° | -7° | 102 mm |
| Hare BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 46 km ESE | 1° | -6° | 104 mm |
| Norris ArmNewfoundland and Labrador | 48 km WNW | 0° | -7° | 105 mm |