Kelowna Weather in December
Kelowna in December
The short of it: Kelowna in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -2° · rain 32 mm · daylight 8 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
December in Kelowna brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -2°, with about 32 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -2°. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 6th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 7 min in mid-December, 51 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Kelowna runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Lakeview Heights, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Kelowna, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview HeightsBritish Columbia | 4 km WSW | 3° | -2° | 32 mm |
| Traders CoveBritish Columbia | 7 km NNW | 2° | -4° | 36 mm |
| West KelownaBritish Columbia | 7 km WSW | 2° | -3° | 33 mm |
| Okanagan MissionBritish Columbia | 7 km S | 2° | -3° | 32 mm |
| RutlandBritish Columbia | 7 km ENE | 2° | -3° | 32 mm |
| EllisonBritish Columbia | 10 km ENE | 1° | -4° | 34 mm |
| Smith CreekBritish Columbia | 10 km WSW | 1° | -4° | 34 mm |
| GellatlyBritish Columbia | 12 km SW | 3° | -2° | 34 mm |