Weather in Quebec in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Quebec;
Average weather
Average temperature in Quebec in December
Going from a maximum of +13°C during the day to a minimum of -20°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +1°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +4°C to 0°C.
Is Quebec warm or cold in December?
Quebec is typically cold in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +4°C to -3°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -3°C to -10°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
December is one of the coolest months in Quebec, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Quebec in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +4°C | -3°C | -6°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -25°C | -34°C | -35°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +13°C | +13°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 84 mm | 35 mm | 16 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 79% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 10 | 17 | 16 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +4°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -3°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 84 mm to 35 mm. Humidity rises from 78% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 1 to 2.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Quebec is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Quebec.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Quebec?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Quebec in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+9°C) and the highest in 2010 (+12°C). The driest year was 2001 with only 618 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 44340 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Quebec
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Quebec, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.