Kingston Weather in December
Kingston in December
The short of it: Kingston in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 133 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 47 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 3° · low -6° · rain 133 mm · daylight 8 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Kingston an average December high of 3°, a low of -6° and some 133 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -6°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 133 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 47 min in mid-December, 41 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Kingston runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Greenwood, 2 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Kingston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreenwoodNova Scotia | 2 km SSE | 3° | -6° | 133 mm |
| AylesfordNova Scotia | 10 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 130 mm |
| MiddletonNova Scotia | 12 km WSW | 3° | -6° | 140 mm |
| BerwickNova Scotia | 18 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 128 mm |
| LawrencetownNova Scotia | 21 km SW | 3° | -6° | 143 mm |
| CambridgeNova Scotia | 25 km ENE | 3° | -6° | 125 mm |
| Hayes SubdivisionNova Scotia | 29 km ENE | 2° | -6° | 124 mm |
| BridgetownNova Scotia | 32 km WSW | 3° | -6° | 144 mm |