Quinpool District Weather in December
Quinpool District in December
The short of it: Quinpool District in December averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 163 mm (6.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 50 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 4° · low -4° · rain 163 mm · daylight 8 h 50 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Quinpool District an average December high of 4°, a low of -4° and some 163 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 4°; nights run about -4°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 163 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 50 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, Quinpool District runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Westmount, 1 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Quinpool District, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WestmountNova Scotia | 1 km WNW | 4° | -4° | 163 mm |
| Spring GardenNova Scotia | 1 km E | 4° | -4° | 162 mm |
| SchmidtvilleNova Scotia | 2 km ESE | 4° | -4° | 162 mm |
| HalifaxNova Scotia | 2 km E | 4° | -4° | 162 mm |
| Downtown HalifaxNova Scotia | 2 km ENE | 4° | -4° | 162 mm |
| Halifax West EndNova Scotia | 2 km WNW | 4° | -4° | 163 mm |
| Cowie HillNova Scotia | 2 km SW | 4° | -4° | 163 mm |
| Halifax South EndNova Scotia | 2 km SE | 4° | -4° | 162 mm |