St. John's climate

St. John's Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around St. John's, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 4°C on December 1 to 1°C on December 31, and lows from 1°C to -3°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 140 mm over about 19 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at St. John's, in °C, with the record for each date.-10-5051015151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
2°C
Average low
-1°C
Precipitation
140 mm
Reanalysis high
11°CDec 13, 2008
Reanalysis low
-10°CDec 31, 1995
Daylight
8 h 44 min to 8 h 30 min
Cloud cover
80%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
-2°C
Wind
28.4 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 14°C1°C8°C 2008-5°C 199564%
Dec 24°C0°C10°C 2008-3°C 201264%
Dec 34°C0°C8°C 2020-6°C 199165%
Dec 44°C0°C9°C 2020-5°C 199165%
Dec 53°C0°C8°C 2019-4°C 200264%
Dec 63°C0°C8°C 2020-6°C 200463%
Dec 73°C0°C9°C 2008-5°C 200463%
Dec 83°C0°C11°C 2008-7°C 199164%
Dec 93°C-1°C6°C 2020-8°C 200263%
Dec 102°C-1°C10°C 2017-7°C 200062%
Dec 112°C-1°C10°C 2019-7°C 200262%
Dec 122°C-1°C9°C 2008-7°C 200260%
Dec 132°C-1°C11°C 2008-7°C 201361%
Dec 142°C-1°C8°C 2017-8°C 200761%
Dec 152°C-1°C9°C 2017-7°C 200759%
Dec 162°C-1°C8°C 2008-7°C 199558%
Dec 172°C-1°C6°C 2011-8°C 201659%
Dec 182°C-1°C10°C 2016-7°C 199159%
Dec 192°C-1°C10°C 2016-8°C 200860%
Dec 202°C-2°C8°C 2004-8°C 200862%
Dec 212°C-2°C6°C 1992-8°C 199162%
Dec 222°C-2°C8°C 2020-8°C 199162%
Dec 232°C-2°C8°C 1998-7°C 201361%
Dec 242°C-2°C9°C 1993-7°C 201160%
Dec 251°C-2°C8°C 1996-8°C 201160%
Dec 261°C-2°C7°C 2003-9°C 201359%
Dec 271°C-3°C6°C 2020-9°C 200858%
Dec 281°C-3°C7°C 2010-9°C 199258%
Dec 291°C-3°C5°C 2009-9°C 199358%
Dec 301°C-3°C6°C 2005-9°C 201357%
Dec 311°C-3°C6°C 2005-10°C 199557%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at St. John's, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-3:30).

December 1
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 4:12 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 4:19 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.