Burnaby Weather in December
Burnaby in December
The short of it: Burnaby in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 266 mm (10.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 12 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 7° · low 2° · rain 266 mm · daylight 8 h 12 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Burnaby an average December high of 7°, a low of 2° and some 266 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 266 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 12 min in mid-December, 49 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, Burnaby runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Cariboo, 5 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Burnaby, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 92 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaribooBritish Columbia | 5 km ESE | 6° | 2° | 267 mm |
| Coquitlam WestBritish Columbia | 5 km E | 6° | 2° | 267 mm |
| MetrotownBritish Columbia | 6 km SW | 7° | 2° | 233 mm |
| Hastings-SunriseBritish Columbia | 6 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 244 mm |
| Renfrew-CollingwoodBritish Columbia | 7 km WSW | 7° | 2° | 232 mm |
| New WestminsterBritish Columbia | 7 km SSE | 7° | 2° | 212 mm |
| KillarneyBritish Columbia | 8 km SW | 7° | 2° | 220 mm |
| East HastingsBritish Columbia | 8 km W | 7° | 3° | 232 mm |