Saint John Weather in December
Saint John in December
The short of it: Saint John in December averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 13 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 10° · low 6° · rain 116 mm · daylight 8 h 13 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Saint John an average December high of 10°, a low of 6° and some 116 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 10°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 116 mm.
The sun is up for about 8 h 13 min in mid-December, 49 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, Saint John runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. St Lawrence, 3 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Saint John, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 30 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St LawrenceJersey | 3 km S | 10° | 6° | 116 mm |
| TrinityOther | 4 km ESE | 10° | 6° | 118 mm |
| Saint HelierSt Helier | 7 km SSE | 10° | 6° | 114 mm |
| St MartinOther | 7 km ESE | 10° | 6° | 117 mm |
| Barneville-PlageNormandy | 30 km ENE | 10° | 6° | 112 mm |
| Saint Peter PortSt Peter Port | 37 km NW | 10° | 6° | 112 mm |
| Les PieuxNormandy | 38 km NE | 10° | 5° | 122 mm |
| Saint SampsonSt Sampson | 38 km NW | 10° | 6° | 112 mm |