Les Escoumins Weather in December
Les Escoumins in December
The short of it: Les Escoumins in December averages a high of -4 °C (25 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -4° · low -11° · rain 88 mm · daylight 8 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Les Escoumins an average December high of -4°, a low of -11° and some 88 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -4°; nights run about -11°. Wet spells are common — about 88 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Les Escoumins runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Trois Pistoles, 32 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Les Escoumins, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 24 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trois PistolesQuebec | 32 km SE | -4° | -11° | 79 mm |
| TadoussacQuebec | 32 km SW | -4° | -11° | 88 mm |
| Sacré-CoeurQuebec | 32 km WSW | -4° | -12° | 89 mm |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-RiouxQuebec | 36 km ESE | -4° | -11° | 84 mm |
| L'Isle-VerteQuebec | 38 km S | -3° | -10° | 74 mm |
| CacounaQuebec | 49 km S | -3° | -10° | 83 mm |
| ForestvilleQuebec | 49 km NNE | -4° | -12° | 80 mm |
| Le BicQuebec | 53 km E | -3° | -10° | 72 mm |