Matane Weather in December
Matane in December
The short of it: Matane in December averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -11 °C (13 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 16 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 -11° · rain 89 mm · daylight 8 h 16 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Matane an average December high of -3°, a low of -11° and some 89 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near -3°; nights run about -11°. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 16 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, Matane runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Saint-Ulric, 14 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Matane, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-UlricQuebec | 14 km WSW | -3° | -11° | 89 mm |
| SayabecQuebec | 32 km SSW | -4° | -12° | 94 mm |
| Val-BrillantQuebec | 33 km S | -4° | -12° | 98 mm |
| AmquiQuebec | 41 km S | -4° | -12° | 100 mm |
| Lac-au-SaumonQuebec | 47 km SSE | -4° | -12° | 100 mm |
| CausapscalQuebec | 56 km SSE | -4° | -12° | 96 mm |
| Mont-JoliQuebec | 56 km WSW | -3° | -10° | 90 mm |
| Baie-ComeauQuebec | 63 km NW | -4° | -12° | 94 mm |