Windsor Weather in December
Windsor in December
The short of it: Windsor in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 129 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -5° · rain 129 mm · daylight 8 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Windsor an average December high of 3°, a low of -5° and some 129 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -5°. Wet spells are common — about 129 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 47 min in mid-December, 41 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Windsor runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Wolfville, 21 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Windsor, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 15 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WolfvilleNova Scotia | 21 km WNW | 3° | -5° | 119 mm |
| Mount UniackeNova Scotia | 25 km ESE | 2° | -6° | 169 mm |
| New MinasNova Scotia | 28 km WNW | 2° | -6° | 125 mm |
| KentvilleNova Scotia | 30 km WNW | 2° | -6° | 125 mm |
| Middle SackvilleNova Scotia | 38 km ESE | 3° | -5° | 165 mm |
| Stillwater LakeNova Scotia | 39 km SE | 3° | -5° | 158 mm |
| Hammonds PlainsNova Scotia | 39 km SE | 3° | -5° | 162 mm |
| Beaver BankNova Scotia | 40 km ESE | 3° | -5° | 163 mm |