Whycocomagh Weather in December
Whycocomagh in December
The short of it: Whycocomagh in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 156 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 40 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 -4° · rain 156 mm · daylight 8 h 40 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Whycocomagh an average December high of 2°, a low of -4° and some 156 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 2°; nights run about -4°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 156 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 40 min in mid-December, 43 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, Whycocomagh runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Mabou, 23 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Whycocomagh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MabouNova Scotia | 23 km WNW | 3° | -4° | 124 mm |
| PrincevilleNova Scotia | 28 km SSW | 3° | -3° | 150 mm |
| BaddeckNova Scotia | 31 km ENE | 3° | -4° | 169 mm |
| InvernessNova Scotia | 31 km NNW | 3° | -4° | 135 mm |
| JudiqueNova Scotia | 31 km WSW | 3° | -3° | 135 mm |
| Port HoodNova Scotia | 32 km W | 3° | -3° | 127 mm |
| Eskasoni 3Nova Scotia | 39 km E | 3° | -4° | 168 mm |
| St. Peter'sNova Scotia | 41 km SSE | 4° | -3° | 172 mm |