Gentilly Weather in December
Gentilly in December
The short of it: Gentilly in December averages a high of -1 °C (29 °F) and a low of -9 °C (15 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -9° · rain 86 mm · daylight 8 h 36 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Gentilly an average December high of -1°, a low of -9° and some 86 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -1°; nights run about -9°. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 36 min in mid-December, 44 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Gentilly runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Bécancour, 14 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Gentilly, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BécancourQuebec | 14 km WSW | -2° | -9° | 84 mm |
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-PéradeQuebec | 21 km NNE | -2° | -10° | 91 mm |
| Trois-RivièresQuebec | 22 km WSW | -2° | -9° | 91 mm |
| Saint-NarcisseQuebec | 24 km NW | -3° | -11° | 87 mm |
| Sainte-CatherineQuebec | 24 km WSW | -1° | -9° | 88 mm |
| NicoletQuebec | 32 km SW | -2° | -9° | 85 mm |
| Saint-Léonard-d'AstonQuebec | 33 km SSW | -1° | -9° | 83 mm |
| Saint-Marc-des-CarrièresQuebec | 36 km NNE | -2° | -11° | 91 mm |