Jonquière Weather in December
Jonquière in December
The short of it: Jonquière in December averages a high of -5 °C (24 °F) and a low of -14 °C (7 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 20 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 -5° · low -14° · rain 86 mm · daylight 8 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Jonquière an average December high of -5°, a low of -14° and some 86 mm of rain. Highs fall 8° against November, to near -5°; nights run about -14°. 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 20 min in mid-December, 47 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, Jonquière runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Saguenay, 14 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Jonquière, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaguenayQuebec | 14 km E | -4° | -13° | 84 mm |
| ChicoutimiQuebec | 14 km E | -4° | -13° | 84 mm |
| Saint-AmbroiseQuebec | 16 km NNW | -5° | -15° | 83 mm |
| Saint-HonoréQuebec | 18 km NE | -5° | -14° | 88 mm |
| Saint-Charles-de-BourgetQuebec | 19 km NNW | -5° | -15° | 82 mm |
| Saint-FulgenceQuebec | 26 km E | -3° | -12° | 84 mm |
| La BaieQuebec | 28 km ESE | -4° | -13° | 86 mm |
| Saint-BrunoQuebec | 30 km W | -5° | -14° | 80 mm |