Bowser Weather in December
Bowser in December
The short of it: Bowser in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 209 mm (8.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 209 mm · daylight 8 h 11 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Bowser an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 209 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Bowser: highs scarcely reach 6°, nights fall to 1°. Wet spells are common — about 209 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 11 min in mid-December, 50 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Bowser runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Hornby Island, 10 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Bowser, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 28 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornby IslandBritish Columbia | 10 km N | 6° | 1° | 190 mm |
| Fanny BayBritish Columbia | 10 km WNW | 6° | 1° | 251 mm |
| Denman IslandBritish Columbia | 14 km NW | 6° | 1° | 233 mm |
| Denman Island Trust AreaBritish Columbia | 14 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 219 mm |
| DashwoodBritish Columbia | 15 km SE | 6° | 2° | 168 mm |
| Whisky CreekBritish Columbia | 20 km SE | 6° | 1° | 188 mm |
| Qualicum BeachBritish Columbia | 21 km ESE | 7° | 2° | 158 mm |
| Union BayBritish Columbia | 21 km NW | 6° | 1° | 227 mm |