When to go · Bathurst
Bathurst in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Apr (snow, ice, many seasonal businesses shut).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- −1°C (29°F)29°F (−1°C) / −11°C (13°F)13°F (−11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- Canada overall
- Prices
- High
- Canada overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Apr (snow, ice, many seasonal businesses shut).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- BathurstHighs around -1.5 °C (29 °F), lows around -10.6 °C (13 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 29 °F (-1.5 °C), lows around 13 °F (-10.6 °C), rain on about 13 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 Dec · Canada
Most businesses closed on the 25th; Boxing Day sales.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Canada overall
- Medium
- Prices · Canada overall
- High
Canada overall: Christmas markets and ski openings; winter tyres required on many BC highways.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bathurst, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: -1.5 °C (29 °F)29 °F (-1.5 °C)
Jun: 21.8 °C (71 °F)71 °F (21.8 °C)
Night low
Dec: -10.6 °C (13 °F)13 °F (-10.6 °C)
Jun: 9.2 °C (49 °F)49 °F (9.2 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 13
Jun: 12 (better)
Crowds
Dec: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jun: 1
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Apr (snow, ice, many seasonal businesses shut).
June: Inside Bathurst's best window: Jun–Sep.
Bathurst: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast