Cumberland Weather in December
Cumberland in December
The short of it: Cumberland in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of 0 °C (32 °F), with 250 mm (9.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 9 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 5° · low 0° · rain 250 mm · daylight 8 h 9 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Cumberland brings afternoons near 5° and nights around 0°, with about 250 mm of rain over the month. Cumberland's coldest stretch of the year, 5° by day and 0° by night. Wet spells are common — about 250 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Cumberland runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Royston, 7 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Cumberland, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 17 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoystonBritish Columbia | 7 km ENE | 6° | 1° | 222 mm |
| CourtenayBritish Columbia | 8 km NNE | 6° | 1° | 217 mm |
| ComoxBritish Columbia | 10 km NE | 6° | 1° | 205 mm |
| Union BayBritish Columbia | 11 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 227 mm |
| Denman IslandBritish Columbia | 18 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 233 mm |
| Denman Island Trust AreaBritish Columbia | 19 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 219 mm |
| Fanny BayBritish Columbia | 21 km SE | 6° | 1° | 251 mm |
| Hornby IslandBritish Columbia | 28 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 190 mm |