The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during December at communities and parks in Newfoundland and Labrador.
You can jump to a separate table for the Avalon Peninsula, Eastern Newfoundland, Central Newfoundland, Western Newfoundland and Labrador.
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 1981 to 2010.
Avalon Peninsula
December snowfall averages
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 5 |
Come By Chance |
13.4 |
34.0 |
| 6 |
Harbour Grace |
12.3 |
31.1 |
| 5 |
Long Harbour |
12.4 |
31.4 |
| 15 |
St John's |
25.0 |
63.4 |
| 3 |
St Shotts |
8.1 |
20.5 |
Eastern Newfoundland
Total amount of snow in December on average
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 15 |
Bonavista |
19.9 |
50.5 |
| 11 |
St Lawrence |
19.7 |
50.0 |
| 11 |
Terra Nova National Park |
26.5 |
67.2 |
Central Newfoundland
Average total snowfall in December
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 11 |
Baie Verte |
30.3 |
77.0 |
| 12 |
Burgeo |
18.6 |
47.3 |
| 18 |
Gander |
32.4 |
82.4 |
| 9 |
Grand Falls |
19.4 |
49.2 |
| 6 |
Harbour Breton |
13.7 |
34.8 |
| 7 |
Musgrave Harbour |
20.1 |
51.0 |
| 7 |
Springdale |
20.1 |
51.0 |
Western Newfoundland
Average December snowfall
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 20 |
Channel-Port-Aux-Basques |
30.9 |
78.6 |
| 19 |
Corner Brook |
37.0 |
94.0 |
| 21 |
Deer Lake |
38.2 |
97.0 |
| 21 |
Gros Morne National Park |
65.3 |
165.8 |
| 13 |
Port Saunders |
36.7 |
93.3 |
| 19 |
Rocky Harbour |
37.2 |
94.6 |
| 20 |
St Anthony |
43.8 |
111.3 |
| 22 |
Stephenville |
33.8 |
86.0 |
Labrador
December snowfall averages
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 15 |
Cartwright |
29.9 |
76.0 |
| 19 |
Churchill Falls |
24.2 |
61.4 |
| 15 |
Happy Valley - Goose Bay |
27.8 |
70.6 |
| 14 |
Makkovik |
26.3 |
66.9 |
| 16 |
Mary's Harbour |
29.0 |
73.8 |
| 13 |
Nain |
28.9 |
73.4 |
| 20 |
Wabush Lake |
26.1 |
66.2 |