Quispamsis weather in December

In December, Quispamsis sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 120 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Quispamsis's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quispamsis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
120 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:04 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Quispamsis is town in New Brunswick, Canada.

Founded
1966

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 3°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Quispamsis reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-4
23-4
33-4
43-4
52-5
62-5
72-5
82-5
92-6
101-6
111-6
121-6
131-7
141-7
151-7
161-7
170-7
180-7
190-8
200-8
210-8
220-8
230-8
24-1-8
25-1-9
26-1-9
27-1-9
28-1-9
29-1-10
30-2-10
31-2-10

How December really feels in Quispamsis

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
26 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Quispamsis weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -12°10211.28.98.90.0
Feb-2° / -11°87108.510.10.0
Mar / -6°10111.27.411.60.0
Apr / 9011.8413.21.5
May15° / 9212.10.314.74.0
Jun19° / 11°9711.5015.45.8
Jul23° / 15°8711.3015.16.4
Aug22° / 14°789.6013.96.7
Sep19° / 11°969.6012.36.0
Oct12° / 11510.60.310.73.3
Nov / -0°11111.23.29.30.7
Dec / -7°12012.57.38.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33961
43961
54060
64060
73961
84159
94159
104258
114258
124159
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
234159
244159
254159
264258
274258
284258
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Quispamsis gets around 120 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14018
24019
34019
43919
53919
63919
73919
83820
93820
103820
113820
123820
133820
143821
153821
163921
173922
184022
194023
204124
214125
224125
234126
244127
254127
264128
274128
284029
294029
304030
314030

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 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 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 7:50 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 4:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:504:37
28.87:514:37
38.77:524:36
48.77:534:36
58.77:544:36
68.77:554:36
78.77:564:36
88.67:574:36
98.67:584:36
108.67:594:35
118.68:004:36
128.68:014:36
138.68:024:36
148.68:024:36
158.58:034:36
168.58:044:36
178.58:044:36
188.58:054:37
198.58:064:37
208.58:064:37
218.58:074:38
228.58:074:38
238.58:084:39
248.58:084:39
258.58:084:40
268.58:094:41
278.58:094:41
288.58:094:42
298.58:104:43
308.68:104:43
318.68:104:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.31 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Quispamsis?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Quispamsis.

What to pack for Quispamsis in December

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

In December, Quispamsis sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Quispamsis in December

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in March near 2°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
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun9Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Quispamsis 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 Quispamsis peaks around July 11 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Quispamsis?

Quispamsis sits at 45.4°N, 66.0°W, 84 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saint John, 19 km away.

Topography around Quispamsis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quispamsis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m.

The land around Quispamsis is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
303 m
80 km
449 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Saint John 19 km · Saint John West 21 km · Fredericton 80 km · Fredericton Northside 82 km · Riverview 113 km · Lutes Mountain 114 km · Moncton 117 km · Dieppe 122 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 Quispamsis (45.4213°, -65.9513°, elevation 84 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).