Summerside Weather in December
Summerside in December
The short of it: Summerside in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 108 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -6° · rain 108 mm · daylight 8 h 36 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Summerside brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -6°, with about 108 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 1°; nights run about -6°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 108 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 36 min in mid-December, 44 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Summerside runs about middling and drier than most in December. Kensington, 12 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Summerside, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KensingtonPrince Edward Island | 12 km ENE | 1° | -6° | 104 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 40 km SSW | 1° | -7° | 115 mm |
| Cap-PeleNew Brunswick | 43 km WSW | 1° | -7° | 114 mm |
| Cap-AcadieNew Brunswick | 46 km WSW | 0° | -7° | 116 mm |
| TidnishNova Scotia | 47 km SSW | 1° | -6° | 118 mm |
| CornwallPrince Edward Island | 47 km ESE | 1° | -6° | 122 mm |
| WinsloePrince Edward Island | 48 km ESE | 1° | -6° | 125 mm |
| West RoyaltyPrince Edward Island | 50 km ESE | 1° | -6° | 128 mm |