Mount Moriah Weather in December
Mount Moriah in December
The short of it: Mount Moriah in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 135 mm (5.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -5° · rain 135 mm · daylight 8 h 15 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Mount Moriah an average December high of 1°, a low of -5° and some 135 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 1°; nights run about -5°. Wet spells are common — about 135 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 15 min in mid-December, 49 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Mount Moriah runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Meadows, 3 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Mount Moriah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeadowsNewfoundland and Labrador | 3 km NNW | 0° | -5° | 135 mm |
| Irishtown-SummersideNewfoundland and Labrador | 4 km ENE | 0° | -5° | 133 mm |
| Corner BrookNewfoundland and Labrador | 6 km ESE | 0° | -5° | 129 mm |
| Humber Arm SouthNewfoundland and Labrador | 9 km WNW | 0° | -5° | 138 mm |
| Massey DriveNewfoundland and Labrador | 10 km ESE | 0° | -6° | 125 mm |
| McIver'sNewfoundland and Labrador | 15 km NNW | 1° | -5° | 141 mm |
| Cox's CoveNewfoundland and Labrador | 17 km NNW | 0° | -6° | 141 mm |
| Lark HarbourNewfoundland and Labrador | 29 km WNW | 0° | -6° | 140 mm |