Norris Point Weather in December
Norris Point in December
The short of it: Norris Point in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 153 mm (6.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 10 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 -6° · rain 153 mm · daylight 8 h 10 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Norris Point an average December high of 1°, a low of -6° and some 153 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 1°, with nights near -6°. Wet spells are common — about 153 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 10 min in mid-December, 50 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, Norris Point runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Rocky Harbour, 8 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Norris Point, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 23 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky HarbourNewfoundland and Labrador | 8 km NNW | 0° | -6° | 139 mm |
| Trout RiverNewfoundland and Labrador | 18 km WSW | 0° | -6° | 154 mm |
| Cox's CoveNewfoundland and Labrador | 48 km SSW | 0° | -6° | 141 mm |
| ReidvilleNewfoundland and Labrador | 49 km SE | 0° | -6° | 100 mm |
| Deer LakeNewfoundland and Labrador | 52 km SE | 1° | -6° | 99 mm |
| McIver'sNewfoundland and Labrador | 53 km SSW | 1° | -5° | 141 mm |
| Lark HarbourNewfoundland and Labrador | 59 km SW | 0° | -6° | 140 mm |
| MeadowsNewfoundland and Labrador | 60 km SSW | 0° | -5° | 135 mm |