Alma weather in December

In December, Alma sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Alma's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
7:40 AM – 3:46 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Alma is city in Quebec, Canada.

Density
128/km²
people per km²
Founded
1879

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Alma reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 8°C cooler than November and about 5°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-7
2-2-8
3-2-8
4-2-8
5-3-9
6-3-9
7-3-9
8-3-10
9-4-10
10-4-11
11-4-11
12-4-11
13-5-12
14-5-12
15-5-12
16-5-12
17-5-13
18-6-13
19-6-13
20-6-13
21-6-13
22-6-14
23-7-14
24-7-14
25-7-14
26-7-15
27-7-15
28-8-15
29-8-15
30-8-16
31-8-16

How December really feels in Alma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Alma weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -18°5810.411.68.50.0
Feb-8° / -17°478.7109.90.0
Mar-2° / -10°6510.89.611.60.0
Apr / -2°8411.55.413.40.7
May14° / 9012.30.9153.9
Jun20° / 11°9612.3015.85.9
Jul23° / 15°12715.3015.55.9
Aug22° / 14°11614.6014.16.0
Sep17° / 10°12414012.44.8
Oct10° / 11814.41.610.61.9
Nov / -3°8812.97.890.0
Dec-5° / -12°7311.912.18.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41387
51387
61486
71486
81486
91585
101585
111783
121783
131783
141882
151981
161981
171981
181981
191981
201981
212080
222080
232080
242080
252080
262179
272179
282179
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Alma gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14236
24237
34237
44138
54138
64038
74038
83939
93939
103839
113839
123838
133738
143738
153738
163737
173737
183737
193737
203737
213737
223738
233738
243838
253838
263839
273839
283839
293839
303739
313740

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 3:48 PM to 3:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:253:48
28.47:263:47
38.37:273:47
48.37:283:47
58.37:293:46
68.37:313:46
78.27:323:46
88.27:333:46
98.27:343:46
108.27:353:45
118.27:363:45
128.27:363:45
138.17:373:46
148.17:383:46
158.17:393:46
168.17:403:46
178.17:403:46
188.17:413:46
198.17:423:47
208.17:423:47
218.17:433:48
228.17:433:48
238.17:443:48
248.17:443:49
258.17:443:50
268.17:453:50
278.17:453:51
288.17:453:52
298.17:453:52
308.17:463:53
318.17:463:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Alma?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alma.

What to pack for Alma in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Alma sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Alma in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alma peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alma?

Alma sits at 48.6°N, 71.6°W, 90 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Jonquière, 33 km away.

Topography around Alma

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alma.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,028 m.

The land around Alma is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
1,028 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Jonquière 33 km · Saguenay 45 km · Chicoutimi 46 km · Rivière-du-Loup 176 km · Charlesbourg 185 km · La Haute-Saint-Charles 186 km · Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 190 km · Beauport 191 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alma (48.5501°, -71.6491°, elevation 90 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).