Delta Weather in December
Delta in December
The short of it: Delta in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 159 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 14 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 7° · low 2° · rain 159 mm · daylight 8 h 14 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Delta brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 2°, with about 159 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 159 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 14 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, Delta runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Ladner, 2 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Delta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 37 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LadnerBritish Columbia | 2 km W | 7° | 2° | 159 mm |
| BroadmoorBritish Columbia | 9 km NW | 7° | 2° | 163 mm |
| StevestonBritish Columbia | 10 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 157 mm |
| Brighouse-City CentreBritish Columbia | 10 km NW | 7° | 2° | 176 mm |
| RichmondBritish Columbia | 11 km NW | 7° | 2° | 176 mm |
| North DeltaBritish Columbia | 13 km NE | 7° | 2° | 207 mm |
| Strawberry HillBritish Columbia | 13 km ENE | 7° | 2° | 201 mm |
| Victoria-FraserviewBritish Columbia | 14 km N | 7° | 2° | 220 mm |