Guelph Weather in December
Guelph in December
The short of it: Guelph in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -6° · rain 70 mm · daylight 8 h 57 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Guelph brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -6°, with about 70 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 1°, with nights near -6°. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 57 min in mid-December, 39 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Guelph runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Cambridge, 21 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Guelph, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CambridgeOntario | 21 km SSW | 1° | -5° | 68 mm |
| WaterlooOntario | 23 km WSW | 1° | -5° | 69 mm |
| KitchenerOntario | 25 km WSW | 1° | -5° | 68 mm |
| Halton HillsOntario | 28 km ENE | 1° | -5° | 61 mm |
| GeorgetownOntario | 30 km ENE | 1° | -5° | 60 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 30 km E | 2° | -5° | 62 mm |
| BurlingtonOntario | 38 km ESE | 2° | -4° | 64 mm |
| WaterdownOntario | 38 km SE | 2° | -5° | 67 mm |