Truro Weather in December
Truro in December
The short of it: Truro in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 128 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 44 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 2° · low -6° · rain 128 mm · daylight 8 h 44 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Truro an average December high of 2°, a low of -6° and some 128 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 2°, with nights near -6°. Wet spells are common — about 128 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 44 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, Truro runs about middling and about as wet in December. Bible Hill, 2 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Truro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible HillNova Scotia | 2 km ENE | 2° | -6° | 129 mm |
| DebertNova Scotia | 17 km WNW | 2° | -6° | 113 mm |
| StewiackeNova Scotia | 27 km SSW | 3° | -6° | 132 mm |
| MiddletonNova Scotia | 39 km N | 2° | -6° | 123 mm |
| River JohnNova Scotia | 46 km NNE | 2° | -5° | 126 mm |
| LantzNova Scotia | 46 km SSW | 3° | -5° | 147 mm |
| WestvilleNova Scotia | 48 km ENE | 3° | -5° | 132 mm |
| EnfieldNova Scotia | 52 km SSW | 3° | -5° | 152 mm |