Saint-Raphaël Weather in December
Saint-Raphaël in December
The short of it: Saint-Raphaël in December averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -12 °C (10 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 38 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 -3° · low -12° · rain 78 mm · daylight 8 h 38 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Saint-Raphaël an average December high of -3°, a low of -12° and some 78 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -3°, with nights near -12°. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 38 min in mid-December, 43 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Saint-Raphaël runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Bouchette, 5 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Saint-Raphaël, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BouchetteQuebec | 5 km SE | -3° | -12° | 78 mm |
| ManiwakiQuebec | 15 km NNE | -3° | -13° | 74 mm |
| Saint-BonifaceQuebec | 28 km N | -3° | -13° | 76 mm |
| KazabazuaQuebec | 33 km S | -3° | -11° | 81 mm |
| Mont-LaurierQuebec | 52 km NE | -3° | -13° | 79 mm |
| Ferme-NeuveQuebec | 66 km NE | -3° | -13° | 77 mm |
| WakefieldQuebec | 66 km SSE | -3° | -11° | 84 mm |
| Fort-CoulongeQuebec | 72 km SW | -2° | -11° | 72 mm |