Salluit Weather in December
Salluit in December
The short of it: Salluit in December averages a high of -13 °C (9 °F) and a low of -17 °C (2 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 5 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -13° · low -17° · rain 34 mm · daylight 5 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Salluit brings afternoons near -13° and nights around -17°, with about 34 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about -13°, with nights near -17°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 7 min in mid-December, 103 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Salluit runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Kangiqsujuaq, 204 km to the ESE, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Salluit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 9° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Oct–Jun
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KangiqsujuaqQuebec | 204 km ESE | -10° | -13° | 32 mm |
| AkulivikQuebec | 207 km SW | -10° | -13° | 30 mm |
| PuvirnituqQuebec | 257 km SSW | -10° | -14° | 33 mm |
| IqaluitNunavut | 399 km ENE | -14° | -22° | 22 mm |