Coquitlam Weather in December
Coquitlam in December
The short of it: Coquitlam in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (35 °F), with 256 mm (10.1 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 1° · rain 256 mm · daylight 8 h 12 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Coquitlam an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 256 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Coquitlam: highs scarcely reach 6°, nights fall to 1°. Wet spells are common — about 256 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
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, Coquitlam runs about middling and drier than most in December. Coquitlam Town Centre, 1 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Coquitlam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 87 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquitlam Town CentreBritish Columbia | 1 km SW | 6° | 2° | 264 mm |
| Port CoquitlamBritish Columbia | 2 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 256 mm |
| Port MoodyBritish Columbia | 3 km W | 6° | 2° | 264 mm |
| Coquitlam WestBritish Columbia | 8 km WSW | 6° | 2° | 267 mm |
| CaribooBritish Columbia | 8 km WSW | 6° | 2° | 267 mm |
| Fraser HeightsBritish Columbia | 9 km S | 6° | 1° | 219 mm |
| GuildfordBritish Columbia | 10 km S | 7° | 1° | 223 mm |
| Surrey City CentreBritish Columbia | 12 km SSW | 7° | 2° | 219 mm |