Average Precipitation for Quebec in December

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

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southern Quebec, South-Central Quebec, Western Quebec, Gaspé Peninsula, North Shore and Northern Quebec.

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 1981 to 2010.

Southern Quebec

Average monthly precipitation in December
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
15 Drummondville 3.8 98
18 Granby 4.0 102
16 Montréal 3.4 87
19 Sherbrooke 3.4 87
13 Sorel - Tracy 3.2 80
15 St Hyacinthe 3.7 95
19 Thetford Mines 4.6 117

South-Central Quebec

December averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
12 Joliette 3.1 78
12 La Tuque 2.1 53
18 Québec City 3.9 100
16 Roberval 2.5 64
20 Saguenay 2.7 70
14 Trois-Rivières 3.7 93

Western Quebec

Average amount of rain and snow in December
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
12 Amos 2.3 58
15 Lachute 3.5 90
19 Maniwaki 2.5 64
17 Mont Laurier 3.0 77
17 St Donat 3.5 89
11 St Jerome 2.6 67
21 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts 3.9 100
21 Val-D'or 2.4 60

Gaspé Peninsula

Precipitation totals for December
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
10 Caplan 2.7 70
16 Gaspé 4.6 117
21 Iles de la Madeleine 3.7 94
14 Rimouski 3.4 88
17 Ste-Anne-des-Monts 2.6 66

North Shore

Total precipitation during December
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
15 Baie-Comeau 3.1 79
18 Blanc-Sablon 3.9 100
13 Fermont 2.0 51
18 Natashquan 3.7 94
19 Schefferville 1.9 48
16 Sept-Iles 3.9 99
9 Tadoussac 2.5 63

Northern Quebec

Total precipitation during December
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
16 Inukjuak 1.1 27
16 Kuujjuaq 1.4 36
21 Kuujjuarapik 1.8 46
20 Radisson 1.7 43
Reference

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

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