Métabetchouan Weather in December
Métabetchouan in December
The short of it: Métabetchouan in December averages a high of -6 °C (22 °F) and a low of -15 °C (5 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 20 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 -15° · rain 83 mm · daylight 8 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Métabetchouan an average December high of -6°, a low of -15° and some 83 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from November to about -6°, with nights near -15°. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 20 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, Métabetchouan runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Desbiens, 8 km to the NE, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Métabetchouan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DesbiensQuebec | 8 km NE | -4° | -13° | 76 mm |
| ChambordQuebec | 8 km NNW | -5° | -14° | 75 mm |
| Metabetchouan-Lac-a-la-CroixQuebec | 18 km ENE | -5° | -14° | 81 mm |
| Pointe-du-LacQuebec | 23 km NE | -4° | -13° | 78 mm |
| RobervalQuebec | 23 km NW | -5° | -14° | 71 mm |
| Saint-GédéonQuebec | 24 km NE | -4° | -13° | 78 mm |
| Saint-BrunoQuebec | 29 km ENE | -5° | -14° | 80 mm |
| AlmaQuebec | 34 km NE | -5° | -14° | 78 mm |