Shippagan Weather in December
Shippagan in December
The short of it: Shippagan in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 107 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -8° · rain 107 mm · daylight 8 h 26 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Shippagan brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -8°, with about 107 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -1°, with nights near -8°. Wet spells are common — about 107 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 26 min in mid-December, 46 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Shippagan runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Le Goulet, 4 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Shippagan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le GouletNew Brunswick | 4 km S | -1° | -8° | 107 mm |
| LamèqueNew Brunswick | 7 km NE | -1° | -8° | 106 mm |
| Bas-CaraquetNew Brunswick | 11 km NW | -1° | -8° | 106 mm |
| Sainte-Marie-Saint-RaphaëlNew Brunswick | 12 km ENE | -1° | -7° | 107 mm |
| InkermanNew Brunswick | 12 km SW | -1° | -8° | 109 mm |
| Île-de-LamèqueNew Brunswick | 14 km NE | -1° | -8° | 106 mm |
| Haut-SheilaNew Brunswick | 15 km W | -1° | -8° | 109 mm |
| CaraquetNew Brunswick | 18 km WNW | -1° | -8° | 107 mm |