Coombs Weather in December
Coombs in December
The short of it: Coombs in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 168 mm (6.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 12 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 2° · rain 168 mm · daylight 8 h 12 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Coombs an average December high of 6°, a low of 2° and some 168 mm of rain. Coombs's coldest stretch of the year, 6° by day and 2° by night. Wet spells are common — about 168 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Coombs runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Qualicum Beach, 6 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Coombs, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 27 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualicum BeachBritish Columbia | 6 km NNW | 7° | 2° | 158 mm |
| Whisky CreekBritish Columbia | 6 km W | 6° | 1° | 188 mm |
| French CreekBritish Columbia | 7 km NE | 7° | 2° | 158 mm |
| ParksvilleBritish Columbia | 8 km ENE | 7° | 2° | 165 mm |
| Englishman River SouthBritish Columbia | 10 km E | 7° | 2° | 176 mm |
| DashwoodBritish Columbia | 10 km NW | 6° | 2° | 168 mm |
| Nanoose BayBritish Columbia | 17 km E | 7° | 2° | 168 mm |
| FairwindsBritish Columbia | 21 km E | 7° | 2° | 165 mm |