Québec Weather in December
Québec in December
The short of it: Québec in December averages a high of -2 °C (28 °F) and a low of -10 °C (14 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -10° · rain 103 mm · daylight 8 h 33 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Québec an average December high of -2°, a low of -10° and some 103 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -2°, with nights near -10°. Wet spells are common — about 103 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 33 min in mid-December, 44 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Québec runs about middling and wetter than most in December. La Cité-Limoilou, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Québec, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cité-LimoilouQuebec | 2 km NNW | -2° | -10° | 103 mm |
| LévisQuebec | 3 km ESE | -2° | -10° | 103 mm |
| Les RivièresQuebec | 4 km W | -2° | -10° | 103 mm |
| BeauportQuebec | 5 km NNE | -2° | -10° | 103 mm |
| Saint RomualdQuebec | 6 km SSW | -2° | -10° | 102 mm |
| Sainte-FoyQuebec | 7 km WSW | -2° | -10° | 106 mm |
| BoischatelQuebec | 11 km NNE | -2° | -11° | 107 mm |
| L'Ancienne-LoretteQuebec | 11 km W | -3° | -10° | 106 mm |