Riverview Weather in December
Riverview in December
The short of it: Riverview in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -7 °C (19 °F), with 120 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -7° · rain 120 mm · daylight 8 h 39 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Riverview an average December high of 1°, a low of -7° and some 120 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 1°, with nights near -7°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 120 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 39 min in mid-December, 43 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Riverview runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Centennial Place, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Riverview, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial PlaceNew Brunswick | 3 km N | 1° | -7° | 120 mm |
| ParktonNew Brunswick | 4 km NNE | 1° | -8° | 118 mm |
| GunningsvilleNew Brunswick | 4 km ENE | 1° | -7° | 120 mm |
| MonctonNew Brunswick | 5 km NNE | 1° | -8° | 118 mm |
| Downtown MonctonNew Brunswick | 5 km NNE | 1° | -7° | 119 mm |
| Central MonctonNew Brunswick | 5 km NNE | 1° | -8° | 118 mm |
| Berry Mills HeightsNew Brunswick | 6 km NNW | 0° | -8° | 118 mm |
| Sunny BraeNew Brunswick | 6 km NNE | 1° | -7° | 119 mm |