St. Peter's Weather in December
St. Peter's in December
The short of it: St. Peter's in December averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 172 mm (6.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 42 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 4° · low -3° · rain 172 mm · daylight 8 h 42 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give St. Peter's an average December high of 4°, a low of -3° and some 172 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 4°, with nights near -3°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 172 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 42 min in mid-December, 42 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, St. Peter's runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Louisdale, 16 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in St. Peter's, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 24 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LouisdaleNova Scotia | 16 km WSW | 4° | -3° | 174 mm |
| PrincevilleNova Scotia | 35 km WNW | 3° | -3° | 150 mm |
| Port HawkesburyNova Scotia | 38 km W | 3° | -3° | 165 mm |
| Eskasoni 3Nova Scotia | 38 km NNE | 3° | -4° | 168 mm |
| MulgraveNova Scotia | 40 km W | 3° | -3° | 165 mm |
| WhycocomaghNova Scotia | 41 km NNW | 2° | -4° | 156 mm |
| BaddeckNova Scotia | 50 km N | 3° | -4° | 169 mm |
| JudiqueNova Scotia | 54 km WNW | 3° | -3° | 135 mm |