Ancaster Weather in December
Ancaster in December
The short of it: Ancaster in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -4° · rain 68 mm · daylight 9 h 0 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Ancaster brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -4°, with about 68 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 2°; nights run about -4°. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 0 min in mid-December, 38 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Ancaster runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Hamilton, 12 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Ancaster, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 15 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HamiltonOntario | 12 km ENE | 3° | -3° | 65 mm |
| Stoney CreekOntario | 18 km E | 3° | -3° | 69 mm |
| BurlingtonOntario | 22 km NNE | 2° | -4° | 64 mm |
| BrantfordOntario | 25 km WSW | 2° | -5° | 60 mm |
| CambridgeOntario | 31 km WNW | 1° | -5° | 68 mm |
| BrantOntario | 31 km WSW | 2° | -5° | 64 mm |
| GrimsbyOntario | 34 km E | 3° | -4° | 73 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 34 km NNE | 2° | -5° | 62 mm |