Paradise weather in December

In December, Paradise sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 138 mm of precipitation across 16.4 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Paradise's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paradise's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
138 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:50 AM – 4:05 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Paradise is town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Density
785/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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 4°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Paradise reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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540
63-1
73-1
83-1
93-1
103-1
113-1
123-1
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How December really feels in Paradise

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
5 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Paradise weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°13515.813.38.70.0
Feb-1° / -7°1101310.69.90.0
Mar / -5°11413.39.611.60.0
Apr / -1°9812.75.613.30.0
May / 8311.71.414.90.9
Jun12° / 7710.9015.72.8
Jul17° / 12°8710.7015.45.1
Aug18° / 13°8711.2014.15.6
Sep15° / 11°10711.4012.44.3
Oct11° / 12213.70.210.62.2
Nov / 12514.53.69.10.5
Dec / -2°13816.410.28.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41684
51684
61684
71684
81684
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111684
121684
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Paradise gets around 138 mm of rain and snow over 16.4 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15526
25527
35628
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115232
125231
135131
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155031
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205032
215133
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255136
265137
275138
285139
295140
305140
315141

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 (%)
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 23 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
623breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:36 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 4:07 PM to 4:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:364:07
28.57:374:07
38.57:384:06
48.47:394:06
58.47:404:06
68.47:414:05
78.47:424:05
88.47:434:05
98.37:444:05
108.37:454:05
118.37:464:05
128.37:474:05
138.37:484:05
148.37:494:05
158.37:494:05
168.37:504:05
178.27:514:06
188.27:514:06
198.27:524:06
208.27:534:07
218.27:534:07
228.27:544:07
238.27:544:08
248.27:544:08
258.27:554:09
268.27:554:10
278.27:554:10
288.37:564:11
298.37:564:12
308.37:564:12
318.37:564:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.9 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
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311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Paradise?

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
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paradise.

What to pack for Paradise in December

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

In December, Paradise sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Paradise in December

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in March near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May3Bracing
Jun6Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Paradise 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 Paradise peaks around June 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 14UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Paradise?

Paradise sits at 47.5°N, 52.9°W, 154 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Mount Pearl, 8.0 km away.

Corner BrookGlace BaySydneyNew Glasgow

Topography around Paradise

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paradise has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m.

The land around Paradise is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
327 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Mount Pearl 8.0 km · Conception Bay South 9.0 km · St. John's 14 km · Saint-Pierre 263 km · Corner Brook 407 km · Glace Bay 558 km · Sydney 576 km · New Glasgow 777 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 Paradise (47.5291°, -52.8814°, elevation 154 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).