Fairwinds Weather in December
Fairwinds in December
The short of it: Fairwinds in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 165 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 12 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 165 mm · daylight 8 h 12 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Fairwinds brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 2°, with about 165 mm of rain over the month. Fairwinds's coldest stretch of the year, 7° by day and 2° by night. Wet spells are common — about 165 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Fairwinds runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Parksville, 14 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Fairwinds, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 12 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
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ParksvilleBritish Columbia | 14 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 165 mm |
| NanaimoBritish Columbia | 18 km SE | 7° | 1° | 176 mm |
| Qualicum BeachBritish Columbia | 24 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 158 mm |
| SecheltBritish Columbia | 35 km NE | 7° | 3° | 161 mm |
| Port AlberniBritish Columbia | 49 km W | 5° | 1° | 304 mm |
| North CowichanBritish Columbia | 58 km SE | 6° | 1° | 196 mm |
| DuncanBritish Columbia | 63 km SSE | 7° | 1° | 183 mm |
| University Endowment LandsBritish Columbia | 65 km E | 7° | 2° | 200 mm |