Average Temperatures for Nova Scotia in December

Average temperatures for December at cities, towns and parks throughout Nova Scotia are given below.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of Nova Scotia: Cape Breton Island, Northern and Eastern Shores, South Shore and the Annapolis Valley.

The tables list the normals for maximum and minimum monthly temperatures, in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.

Cape Breton Island

Average December temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
36 23 Baddeck 2 -5
36 24 Cheticamp 2 -4
36 24 Ingonish Beach 2 -5
36 24 Louisbourg 2 -5
33 21 Port Hawkesbury 1 -6
36 23 Sydney 2 -5

Northern & Eastern Shores

Average daily temperatures in December
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
35 20 Pictou 2 -7
34 20 Pugwash 1 -7
42 31 Sable Island 5 -1
37 22 Stillwater - Sherbrooke 3 -6

South Shore

December temperatures: daily averages
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
37 21 Bridgewater 3 -6
37 24 Halifax 3 -4
38 22 Liverpool - Milton 3 -6
39 26 Yarmouth 4 -3

Annapolis Valley

Average December temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
34 18 Amherst - Nappan 1 -8
36 25 Annapolis Royal 2 -4
35 20 Kejimkujik National Park 2 -7
35 21 Kentville 2 -6
35 20 Parrsboro 2 -7
35 18 Truro 1 -8
Reference

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

Nova Scotia Temperatures
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