Twillingate Weather in December
Twillingate in December
The short of it: Twillingate in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 9 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 94 mm · daylight 8 h 9 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Twillingate an average December high of 1°, a low of -6° and some 94 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 1°; nights run about -6°. Wet spells are common — about 94 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 9 min in mid-December, 50 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, Twillingate runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Virgin Arm-Carter's Cove, 13 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Twillingate, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 24 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Arm-Carter's CoveNewfoundland and Labrador | 13 km S | 1° | -6° | 95 mm |
| SummerfordNewfoundland and Labrador | 19 km S | 1° | -6° | 95 mm |
| Birchy BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 33 km S | 1° | -6° | 95 mm |
| Gander Bay NorthNewfoundland and Labrador | 39 km SSE | 1° | -6° | 84 mm |
| Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 43 km E | 1° | -5° | 97 mm |
| Fogo IslandNewfoundland and Labrador | 43 km E | 1° | -5° | 97 mm |
| EmbreeNewfoundland and Labrador | 44 km SSW | 1° | -6° | 101 mm |
| CarmanvilleNewfoundland and Labrador | 44 km SE | 1° | -5° | 97 mm |