Guildford Weather in December
Guildford in December
The short of it: Guildford in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 1 °C (35 °F), with 223 mm (8.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 13 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 223 mm · daylight 8 h 13 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Guildford an average December high of 7°, a low of 1° and some 223 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Guildford: highs scarcely reach 7°, nights fall to 1°. Wet spells are common — about 223 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 13 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Guildford runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Fraser Heights, 2 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Guildford, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 79 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser HeightsBritish Columbia | 2 km NE | 6° | 1° | 219 mm |
| FleetwoodBritish Columbia | 3 km S | 7° | 1° | 223 mm |
| Surrey City CentreBritish Columbia | 3 km WSW | 7° | 2° | 219 mm |
| WhalleyBritish Columbia | 5 km WSW | 7° | 2° | 219 mm |
| NewtonBritish Columbia | 7 km SSW | 7° | 1° | 200 mm |
| New WestminsterBritish Columbia | 8 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 212 mm |
| Port CoquitlamBritish Columbia | 9 km NNE | 6° | 1° | 256 mm |
| CaribooBritish Columbia | 9 km NW | 6° | 2° | 267 mm |