Lancaster Weather in December
Lancaster in December
The short of it: Lancaster in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 129 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 45 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 -7° · rain 129 mm · daylight 8 h 45 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Lancaster an average December high of 1°, a low of -7° and some 129 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 1°, with nights near -7°. Wet spells are common — about 129 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 45 min in mid-December, 42 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, Lancaster runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Island View Heights, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Lancaster, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island View HeightsNew Brunswick | 1 km SE | 1° | -7° | 129 mm |
| Quinton HeightsNew Brunswick | 2 km ENE | 2° | -7° | 131 mm |
| GreendaleNew Brunswick | 3 km ENE | 2° | -7° | 131 mm |
| Fairville PlateauNew Brunswick | 3 km E | 1° | -7° | 131 mm |
| MilfordNew Brunswick | 3 km NE | 2° | -7° | 131 mm |
| Saint John WestNew Brunswick | 5 km ENE | 1° | -7° | 133 mm |
| Fundy HeightsNew Brunswick | 5 km E | 1° | -7° | 133 mm |
| North EndNew Brunswick | 5 km ENE | 1° | -7° | 133 mm |