Saint-Pierre weather in December

In December, Saint-Pierre sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 151 mm of precipitation across 17.9 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Saint-Pierre's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Pierre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
151 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:30 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
37 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Saint-Pierre is commune in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France.

Density
248/km²
people per km²
Founded
1670

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 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Saint-Pierre reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 8°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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How December really feels in Saint-Pierre

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Saint-Pierre weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-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°14117.615.18.80.0
Feb / -4°12215.212.9100.0
Mar / -2°12413.89.611.60.0
Apr / 10913.24.613.30.0
May / 10211.40.514.80.2
Jun / 10411.3015.61.8
Jul14° / 13°10911.8015.33.8
Aug17° / 16°9911.20145.2
Sep15° / 13°12511012.44.4
Oct11° / 14112.60.110.62.5
Nov / 14315.62.49.20.8
Dec / 15117.9108.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
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51783
61684
71684
81585
91585
101585
111486
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Pierre gets around 151 mm of rain and snow over 17.9 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 57% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15721
25822
35823
45825
55826
65926
75827
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285742
295843
305844
315945

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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Wind in December

Winds average 37 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 35 km/h on the calmest days to 38 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
135windy
235windy
335windy
435windy
536windy
636windy
736windy
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936windy
1036windy
1136windy
1236windy
1337windy
1437windy
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1837windy
1937windy
2037windy
2137windy
2237windy
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2537windy
2637windy
2737windy
2837windy
2937windy
3037windy
3138windy

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 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 8:16 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:164:53
28.68:174:53
38.68:184:52
48.58:194:52
58.58:204:52
68.58:214:52
78.58:224:51
88.58:234:51
98.48:244:51
108.48:254:51
118.48:264:51
128.48:274:51
138.48:284:51
148.48:294:51
158.48:294:51
168.48:304:52
178.48:314:52
188.38:314:52
198.38:324:53
208.38:334:53
218.38:334:53
228.38:344:54
238.38:344:54
248.38:344:55
258.38:354:55
268.38:354:56
278.48:354:57
288.48:364:57
298.48:364:58
308.48:364:59
318.48:365:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.91 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Saint-Pierre?

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
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint-Pierre.

What to pack for Saint-Pierre in December

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

In December, Saint-Pierre sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreakera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Saint-Pierre in December

The nearest coast averages about 4°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 16°C and coldest in March near 1°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
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May4Bracing
Jun7Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Saint-Pierre 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 Saint-Pierre peaks around June 17 at about 9 (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 17UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Pierre?

Saint-Pierre sits at 46.8°N, 56.2°W, 30 m above sea level, in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The nearest listed city is Conception Bay South, 253 km away.

Topography around Saint-Pierre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Pierre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Saint-Pierre is covered by grassland (39%) and water (38%) within 3 km, water (88%) within 16 km, and water (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
276 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Conception Bay South 253 km · Paradise 263 km · Mount Pearl 270 km · Corner Brook 275 km · St. John's 276 km · Glace Bay 296 km · Sydney 315 km · New Glasgow 515 km

Saint Pierre and Miquelon travel facts

Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Religion
Roman Catholic 99%other 1%

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 Saint-Pierre (46.7791°, -56.1773°, elevation 30 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).