Comox Weather in December
Comox in December
The short of it: Comox in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 205 mm (8.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 205 mm · daylight 8 h 9 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Comox an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 205 mm of rain. Comox's coldest stretch of the year, 6° by day and 1° by night. Wet spells are common — about 205 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 9 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Comox runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Royston, 4 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Comox, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 15 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoystonBritish Columbia | 4 km S | 6° | 1° | 222 mm |
| CourtenayBritish Columbia | 4 km W | 6° | 1° | 217 mm |
| CumberlandBritish Columbia | 10 km SW | 5° | 0° | 250 mm |
| Union BayBritish Columbia | 12 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 227 mm |
| Denman Island Trust AreaBritish Columbia | 18 km SE | 6° | 1° | 219 mm |
| Denman IslandBritish Columbia | 19 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 233 mm |
| Fanny BayBritish Columbia | 23 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 251 mm |
| Oyster RiverBritish Columbia | 25 km NW | 6° | 1° | 229 mm |