Macamic Weather in December
Macamic in December
The short of it: Macamic in December averages a high of -6 °C (20 °F) and a low of -16 °C (4 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 17 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 -6° · low -16° · rain 70 mm · daylight 8 h 17 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Macamic an average December high of -6°, a low of -16° and some 70 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -6°; nights run about -16°. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 17 min in mid-December, 48 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, Macamic runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. La Sarre, 16 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Macamic, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La SarreQuebec | 16 km WNW | -7° | -16° | 68 mm |
| NormétalQuebec | 39 km NW | -7° | -16° | 71 mm |
| Rouyn-NorandaQuebec | 57 km S | -5° | -14° | 69 mm |
| PreissacQuebec | 61 km SE | -5° | -15° | 75 mm |
| AmosQuebec | 68 km ESE | -6° | -16° | 69 mm |
| MalarticQuebec | 94 km SE | -5° | -14° | 76 mm |
| Kirkland LakeOntario | 102 km SW | -6° | -16° | 82 mm |
| BarrauteQuebec | 107 km ESE | -6° | -16° | 74 mm |