Duncan Weather in December
Duncan in December
The short of it: Duncan in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 183 mm (7.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 17 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 7° · low 1° · rain 183 mm · daylight 8 h 17 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Duncan brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 1°, with about 183 mm of rain over the month. Duncan's coldest stretch of the year, 7° by day and 1° by night. Wet spells are common — about 183 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 17 min in mid-December, 48 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, Duncan runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. North Cowichan, 7 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Duncan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North CowichanBritish Columbia | 7 km N | 6° | 1° | 196 mm |
| SaanichBritish Columbia | 36 km SE | 7° | 3° | 118 mm |
| LangfordBritish Columbia | 40 km SSE | 6° | 2° | 147 mm |
| NanaimoBritish Columbia | 46 km NNW | 7° | 1° | 176 mm |
| VictoriaBritish Columbia | 46 km SE | 7° | 3° | 111 mm |
| Victoria-DowntownBritish Columbia | 47 km SSE | 7° | 3° | 111 mm |
| TsawwassenBritish Columbia | 52 km ENE | 7° | 2° | 135 mm |
| StevestonBritish Columbia | 54 km NE | 7° | 2° | 157 mm |