Lyons Brook Weather in December
Lyons Brook in December
The short of it: Lyons Brook in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 128 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 42 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 3° · low -5° · rain 128 mm · daylight 8 h 42 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Lyons Brook an average December high of 3°, a low of -5° and some 128 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -5°. Wet spells are common — about 128 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 42 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Lyons Brook runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Pictou, 6 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Lyons Brook, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 21 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PictouNova Scotia | 6 km E | 3° | -5° | 128 mm |
| Pictou LandingNova Scotia | 9 km E | 3° | -5° | 129 mm |
| WestvilleNova Scotia | 13 km SSE | 3° | -5° | 132 mm |
| TrentonNova Scotia | 13 km ESE | 3° | -5° | 131 mm |
| New GlasgowNova Scotia | 14 km SE | 3° | -5° | 131 mm |
| StellartonNova Scotia | 16 km SE | 3° | -5° | 132 mm |
| River JohnNova Scotia | 22 km WNW | 2° | -5° | 126 mm |
| MiddletonNova Scotia | 31 km W | 2° | -6° | 123 mm |