Val-David Weather in December
Val-David in December
The short of it: Val-David in December averages a high of -3 °C (26 °F) and a low of -12 °C (10 °F), with 108 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -12° · rain 108 mm · daylight 8 h 39 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Val-David an average December high of -3°, a low of -12° and some 108 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -3°; nights run about -12°. Wet spells are common — about 108 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 39 min in mid-December, 43 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 August and June.
Against its neighbours, Val-David runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Saint-Jérôme, 33 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Val-David, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-JérômeQuebec | 33 km SSE | -2° | -10° | 86 mm |
| MirabelQuebec | 44 km SSE | -2° | -10° | 87 mm |
| BlainvilleQuebec | 48 km SSE | -2° | -9° | 86 mm |
| Saint-Louis-de-TerrebonneQuebec | 50 km SE | -1° | -9° | 84 mm |
| Sainte-ThérèseQuebec | 53 km SE | -1° | -9° | 84 mm |
| BoisbriandQuebec | 55 km SSE | -1° | -9° | 84 mm |
| MascoucheQuebec | 57 km ESE | -1° | -9° | 81 mm |
| Saint-EustacheQuebec | 57 km SSE | -1° | -9° | 84 mm |