Stanstead Weather in December
Stanstead in December
The short of it: Stanstead in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -10 °C (15 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 47 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 -1° · low -10° · rain 100 mm · daylight 8 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Stanstead an average December high of -1°, a low of -10° and some 100 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -1°; nights run about -10°. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 47 min in mid-December, 41 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, Stanstead runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Newport, 12 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Stanstead, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewportVermont | 12 km SW | 0° | -9° | 95 mm |
| Ayer's CliffQuebec | 18 km NNE | 0° | -9° | 93 mm |
| CoaticookQuebec | 26 km ENE | -1° | -10° | 100 mm |
| MagogQuebec | 28 km N | -1° | -9° | 97 mm |
| Rock ForestQuebec | 39 km N | -1° | -9° | 86 mm |
| Lac-BromeQuebec | 40 km NW | -1° | -9° | 112 mm |
| SuttonQuebec | 42 km WNW | -1° | -9° | 108 mm |
| MontgomeryVermont | 45 km WSW | -1° | -9° | 93 mm |