Preston Weather in December
Preston in December
The short of it: Preston in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 162 mm (6.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 49 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 -5° · rain 162 mm · daylight 8 h 49 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Preston an average December high of 3°, a low of -5° and some 162 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -5°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 162 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 49 min in mid-December, 41 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Preston runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Sunset Acres, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Preston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset AcresNova Scotia | 5 km WSW | 3° | -5° | 162 mm |
| Cole HarbourNova Scotia | 6 km SW | 3° | -5° | 162 mm |
| Forest HillsNova Scotia | 6 km SW | 3° | -5° | 162 mm |
| Colby VillageNova Scotia | 7 km SW | 4° | -4° | 162 mm |
| WillowdaleNova Scotia | 8 km SSW | 4° | -4° | 162 mm |
| Portland HillsNova Scotia | 8 km SW | 4° | -4° | 163 mm |
| EllenvaleNova Scotia | 8 km WSW | 3° | -5° | 164 mm |
| LawrencetownNova Scotia | 8 km SE | 4° | -4° | 160 mm |