Average Precipitation for Nova Scotia in December

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

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 1971 to 2000.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of Nova Scotia: Cape Breton Island, Northern and Eastern Shores, South Shore and the Annapolis Valley.

Cape Breton Island

Average monthly precipitation in December
Days Place Inches Millimetres
20 Baddeck 6.8 172
22 Cheticamp 6.5 164
20 Ingonish Beach 7.7 195
17 Louisbourg 6.3 160
16 Port Hastings 6.5 166
16 Port Hood 5.3 135
21 Sydney 6.6 168

Northern & Eastern Shores

December averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Millimetres
16 Pictou 4.9 124
14 Pugwash 4.0 101
12 Stillwater - Sherbrooke 6.0 154
20 Sable Island 5.7 145

South Shore

Average amount of rain and snow in December
Days Place Inches Millimetres
16 Bridgewater 6.2 157
16 Halifax 3.0   77
15 Liverpool - Milton 7.3 186
18 Shelburne 6.2 157
19 Yarmouth 5.3 135

Annapolis Valley

Precipitation totals for December
Days Place Inches Millimetres
14 Amherst - Nappan 4.6 117
14 Annapolis Royal 4.9 124
16 Kejimkujik National Park 6.2 157
18 Kentville 5.1 130
16 Parrsboro 5.0 127
17 Truro 4.9 126
Reference

Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.

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