Saint John NB - Recent December Temperatures, Rain & Snow

The numbers here describe what the December weather in Saint John, New Brunswick Canada was like for every year since 2010. A series of tables gives December data by year for temperature, precipitation and snowfall.

They begin with average maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. That's followed by how many hot or cold days occurred each December. Then there's information on how much rain and snow actually landed this month during recent years, as well as how often Saint John had wet or snowy weather.

The climate data come from weather measurements made at the Saint John Airport.

Temperature Weather iconTemperature

December temperature averages by year in Saint John
High °F Low °F Year High °C Low °C
38 22 2023 3 -5
38 24 2022 3 -5
36 19 2021 2 -7
40 25 2020 5 -4
35 18 2019 2 -8
31 13 2018 0 -11
30 13 2017 -1 -11
33 14 2016 0 -10
40 26 2015 5 -3
37 23 2014 3 -5
29 12 2013 -2 -11
36 19 2012 2 -7
40 20 2011 4 -7
36 23 2010 2 -5
Number of days in December when the temperature in Saint John dropped to -18 or 0 or below, or rose to at least 21 degrees Celsius
-18 °C
0 °F
0 °C
32 °F
Year 21 °C
70 °F
0 24 2023 0
0 25 2022 0
0 24 2021 0
0 22 2020 0
0 27 2019 0
0 29 2018 0
5 30 2017 0
5 30 2016 0
0 23 2015 0
2 27 2014 0
8 26 2013 0
0 23 2012 0
1 28 2011 0
0 22 2010 0

Rainy Weather iconPrecipitation

This table gives the total precipitation that fell on Saint John during December in each year from 2010. The number of days with precipitation counts the days when rainfall or snowfall (when melted) amounted to 0.254 millimeters (0.01 inches) or more.

Total precipitation for December in Saint John
Days Year Inches Milli­metres
12 2023 5.7 144
17 2022 7.7 196
2021
2020
11 2019 7.0 177
10 2018 6.1 156
12 2017 4.7 119
15 2016 5.4 137
19 2015 6.9 176
14 2014 11.1 282
18 2013 5.2 131
14 2012 5.5 140
11 2011 5.2 133
14 2010 6.8 172

Snowy Weather iconSnow

Amount of snowfall in Saint John for December and number of days when new snow totalled at least 2.5 centimetres (1 inch)
Days Year Inches Centi­metres
1 2023 4.0 10.2
5 2022 10.7 27.2
3 2021 10.2 25.9
2020
1 2019 3.7 9.4
4 2018 12.6 32.0
3 2017 12.4 31.5
7 2016 30.6 77.7
5 2015 22.8 57.9
1 2014 3.2 8.1
6 2013 27.6 70.1
4 2012 22.8 57.9
2 2011 4.9 12.4
7 2010 20.1 51.1
Reference

Environment and Climate Change Canada. Historical Climate Data. Historical Data

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Month, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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