Hare Bay Weather in December
Hare Bay in December
The short of it: Hare Bay in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 16 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 -6° · rain 104 mm · daylight 8 h 16 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Hare Bay an average December high of 1°, a low of -6° and some 104 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 1°, with nights near -6°. Wet spells are common — about 104 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 16 min in mid-December, 48 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, Hare Bay runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Dover, 4 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Hare Bay, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DoverNewfoundland and Labrador | 4 km ENE | 1° | -6° | 105 mm |
| GamboNewfoundland and Labrador | 16 km WSW | 1° | -6° | 104 mm |
| GlovertownNewfoundland and Labrador | 19 km S | 1° | -6° | 113 mm |
| Centreville-Wareham-TrinityNewfoundland and Labrador | 20 km NNE | 1° | -6° | 102 mm |
| GanderNewfoundland and Labrador | 46 km WNW | 1° | -5° | 116 mm |
| New-Wes-ValleyNewfoundland and Labrador | 47 km NE | 0° | -8° | 105 mm |
| MusgravetownNewfoundland and Labrador | 50 km S | 1° | -5° | 122 mm |
| BloomfieldNewfoundland and Labrador | 53 km S | 1° | -5° | 122 mm |