Minto Weather in December
Minto in December
The short of it: Minto in December averages a high of -0 °C (31 °F) and a low of -9 °C (16 °F), with 112 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -9° · rain 112 mm · daylight 8 h 39 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
December in Minto brings afternoons near 0° and nights around -9°, with about 112 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 0°, with nights near -9°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 112 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 39 min in mid-December, 43 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Minto runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Grand Lake, 9 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Minto, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand LakeNew Brunswick | 9 km ENE | 0° | -9° | 108 mm |
| ChipmanNew Brunswick | 17 km NE | 0° | -9° | 107 mm |
| ArcadiaNew Brunswick | 31 km S | 0° | -8° | 117 mm |
| MaugervilleNew Brunswick | 38 km SW | 0° | -9° | 123 mm |
| NoonanNew Brunswick | 39 km WSW | -1° | -9° | 123 mm |
| MarysvilleNew Brunswick | 42 km WSW | -1° | -9° | 121 mm |
| OromoctoNew Brunswick | 43 km SW | 0° | -9° | 123 mm |
| Youngs CrossingNew Brunswick | 43 km WSW | -1° | -9° | 120 mm |