Mabou Weather in December
Mabou in December
The short of it: Mabou in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 124 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 39 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 -4° · rain 124 mm · daylight 8 h 39 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Mabou an average December high of 3°, a low of -4° and some 124 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -4°. Wet spells are common — about 124 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 39 min in mid-December, 43 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, Mabou runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Port Hood, 13 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Mabou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 18 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port HoodNova Scotia | 13 km WSW | 3° | -3° | 127 mm |
| InvernessNova Scotia | 20 km NNE | 3° | -4° | 135 mm |
| WhycocomaghNova Scotia | 23 km ESE | 2° | -4° | 156 mm |
| JudiqueNova Scotia | 23 km SSW | 3° | -3° | 135 mm |
| PrincevilleNova Scotia | 34 km S | 3° | -3° | 150 mm |
| BaddeckNova Scotia | 49 km E | 3° | -4° | 169 mm |
| Port HawkesburyNova Scotia | 50 km S | 3° | -3° | 165 mm |
| MulgraveNova Scotia | 51 km S | 3° | -3° | 165 mm |