Holyrood Weather in December
Holyrood in December
The short of it: Holyrood in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 150 mm (5.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 28 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 150 mm · daylight 8 h 28 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Holyrood brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -3°, with about 150 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 3°, with nights near -3°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 150 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 28 min in mid-December, 45 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, Holyrood runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview, 4 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Holyrood, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 25 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 29 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-LakeviewNewfoundland and Labrador | 4 km NW | 3° | -3° | 150 mm |
| Conception Bay SouthNewfoundland and Labrador | 16 km NE | 3° | -4° | 151 mm |
| Clarke's BeachNewfoundland and Labrador | 21 km NNW | 3° | -3° | 148 mm |
| ParadiseNewfoundland and Labrador | 25 km NE | 3° | -4° | 160 mm |
| Bay BullsNewfoundland and Labrador | 25 km ESE | 3° | -4° | 162 mm |
| Witless BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 25 km ESE | 3° | -3° | 159 mm |
| Bay RobertsNewfoundland and Labrador | 26 km NNW | 4° | -3° | 144 mm |
| SouthlandsNewfoundland and Labrador | 26 km ENE | 2° | -4° | 167 mm |