Waterloo Weather in December
Waterloo in December
The short of it: Waterloo in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -9 °C (15 °F), with 111 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 44 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 -9° · rain 111 mm · daylight 8 h 44 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Waterloo an average December high of -1°, a low of -9° and some 111 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about -1°, with nights near -9°. Wet spells are common — about 111 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 44 min in mid-December, 42 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, Waterloo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Bromont, 11 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Waterloo, 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
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BromontQuebec | 11 km WSW | -1° | -9° | 107 mm |
| Lac-BromeQuebec | 15 km S | -1° | -9° | 112 mm |
| GranbyQuebec | 18 km WNW | -1° | -9° | 103 mm |
| Roxton PondQuebec | 19 km NW | -1° | -9° | 102 mm |
| CowansvilleQuebec | 25 km SW | -1° | -9° | 102 mm |
| SuttonQuebec | 29 km SSW | -1° | -9° | 108 mm |
| MagogQuebec | 30 km ESE | -1° | -9° | 97 mm |
| Acton ValeQuebec | 34 km N | -1° | -9° | 95 mm |