Average December Precipitation in Newfoundland & Labrador

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during December at communities and parks in Newfoundland and Labrador. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets this month and for the normal amount of precipitation.

You can jump to a separate table for the Avalon Peninsula, Eastern Newfoundland, Central Newfoundland, Western Newfoundland and Labrador.

The calculation of days only includes the days when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches). The month's total precipitation is an average of weather data collected during 1981 to 2010.

Avalon Peninsula

Average monthly precipitation in December
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
13 Come By Chance 4.3 110
14 Harbour Grace 4.0 103
17 Long Harbour 4.6 117
22 St John's 6.5 165
15 St Shotts 5.5 140

Eastern Newfoundland

December averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
20 Bonavista 4.2 107
19 St Lawrence 5.6 142
17 Terra Nova National Park 4.6 116

Central Newfoundland

Average amount of rain and snow in December
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
14 Baie Verte 3.8 96
18 Burgeo 5.7 146
22 Gander 5.0 127
13 Grand Falls 3.5 90
13 Harbour Breton 4.8 121
13 Musgrave Harbour 3.8 98
10 Springdale 2.8 71

Western Newfoundland

Precipitation totals for December
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
24 Channel-Port-Aux-Basques 6.8 172
24 Corner Brook 5.9 149
23 Deer Lake 4.4 111
25 Gros Morne National Park 7.9 200
16 Port Saunders 4.2 107
22 Rocky Harbour 5.4 137
21 St Anthony 5.4 138
25 Stephenville 4.9 123

Labrador

Total precipitation during December
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
17 Cartwright 3.6 92
19 Churchill Falls 2.1 54
16 Happy Valley - Goose Bay 2.5 64
15 Makkovik 3.3 84
17 Mary's Harbour 3.4 87
14 Nain 3.2 82
19 Wabush Lake 2.0 50
Reference

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

Newfoundland and Labrador Precipitation
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