Average Snowfall for Nova Scotia in December

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The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during December at cities, towns and parks in Nova Scotia.

The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.2 centimetres (0.08 inches) this month. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 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

December snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centimetres
12.9 Baddeck 28.3 71.9
14.3 Cheticamp 28.9 73.4
12.9 Ingonish Beach 29.6 75.2
  7.6 Louisbourg 16.7 42.3
  6.0 Port Hastings 15.0 38.2
  9.8 Port Hood 18.7 47.4
15.7 Sydney 24.7 62.8

Northern & Eastern Shores

Total amount of snow in December on average
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  9.8 Pictou 23.1 58.8
  6.8 Pugwash 15.3 38.8
  5.7 Stillwater - Sherbrooke 13.7 34.7
  8.7 Sable Island   7.4 18.9

South Shore

Average total snowfall in December
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  7.2 Bridgewater 12.8 32.6
12.2 Halifax 14.5 36.8
  5.0 Liverpool - Milton 10.6 27.0
  9.4 Shelburne 12.5 31.7
11.0 Yarmouth 16.9 42.9

Annapolis Valley

Average December snowfall
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  8.3 Amherst - Nappan 19.4 49.2
  6.0 Annapolis Royal 13.3 33.9
  8.3 Kejimkujik National Park 20.2 51.2
10.9 Kentville 21.7 55.0
  8.1 Parrsboro 17.3 43.9
10.3 Truro 17.8 45.2
Reference

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

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