Cariboo Weather in December
Cariboo in December
The short of it: Cariboo in December averages a high of 6 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 267 mm (10.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 13 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 2° · rain 267 mm · daylight 8 h 13 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Cariboo brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 2°, with about 267 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 267 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 13 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, Cariboo runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Coquitlam West, 1 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Cariboo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 95 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquitlam WestBritish Columbia | 1 km NNE | 6° | 2° | 267 mm |
| New WestminsterBritish Columbia | 5 km SSW | 7° | 2° | 212 mm |
| BurnabyBritish Columbia | 5 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 266 mm |
| Port MoodyBritish Columbia | 5 km NE | 6° | 2° | 264 mm |
| Coquitlam Town CentreBritish Columbia | 7 km ENE | 6° | 2° | 264 mm |
| Surrey City CentreBritish Columbia | 8 km SSE | 7° | 2° | 219 mm |
| WhalleyBritish Columbia | 8 km S | 7° | 2° | 219 mm |
| CoquitlamBritish Columbia | 8 km ENE | 6° | 1° | 256 mm |