Sainte-Adèle Weather in December
Sainte-Adèle in December
The short of it: Sainte-Adèle in December averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -11 °C (13 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 40 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 -11° · rain 98 mm · daylight 8 h 40 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Sainte-Adèle an average December high of -3°, a low of -11° and some 98 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -3°, with nights near -11°. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 40 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, Sainte-Adèle runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Saint-Jérôme, 21 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Sainte-Adèle, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-JérômeQuebec | 21 km SSE | -2° | -10° | 86 mm |
| MirabelQuebec | 34 km S | -2° | -10° | 87 mm |
| BlainvilleQuebec | 37 km SSE | -2° | -9° | 86 mm |
| Saint-Louis-de-TerrebonneQuebec | 38 km SE | -1° | -9° | 84 mm |
| Sainte-ThérèseQuebec | 42 km SE | -1° | -9° | 84 mm |
| BoisbriandQuebec | 44 km SSE | -1° | -9° | 84 mm |
| Saint-EustacheQuebec | 46 km SSE | -1° | -9° | 84 mm |
| TerrebonneQuebec | 47 km SE | -1° | -9° | 82 mm |