Hamilton Weather in December
Hamilton in December
The short of it: Hamilton in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -3° · rain 65 mm · daylight 8 h 59 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Hamilton an average December high of 3°, a low of -3° and some 65 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -3°. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 59 min in mid-December, 38 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Hamilton runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Stoney Creek, 8 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Hamilton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney CreekOntario | 8 km ESE | 3° | -3° | 69 mm |
| AncasterOntario | 12 km WSW | 2° | -4° | 68 mm |
| BurlingtonOntario | 15 km N | 2° | -4° | 64 mm |
| OakvilleOntario | 26 km NNE | 3° | -3° | 60 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 30 km N | 2° | -5° | 62 mm |
| BrantfordOntario | 36 km WSW | 2° | -5° | 60 mm |
| CambridgeOntario | 39 km WNW | 1° | -5° | 68 mm |
| MississaugaOntario | 40 km NNE | 2° | -4° | 59 mm |