Malartic Weather in December
Malartic in December
The short of it: Malartic in December averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -14 °C (6 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 22 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 -5° · low -14° · rain 76 mm · daylight 8 h 22 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Malartic an average December high of -5°, a low of -14° and some 76 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about -5°, with nights near -14°. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 22 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, Malartic runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Val-d'Or, 25 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Malartic, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'OrQuebec | 25 km E | -5° | -15° | 75 mm |
| PreissacQuebec | 34 km NNW | -5° | -15° | 75 mm |
| AmosQuebec | 48 km N | -6° | -16° | 69 mm |
| BarrauteQuebec | 49 km NE | -6° | -16° | 74 mm |
| Rouyn-NorandaQuebec | 67 km W | -5° | -14° | 69 mm |
| SenneterreQuebec | 72 km ENE | -6° | -16° | 79 mm |
| MacamicQuebec | 94 km NW | -6° | -16° | 70 mm |
| La SarreQuebec | 108 km NW | -7° | -16° | 68 mm |