Kitimat Weather in December
Kitimat in December
The short of it: Kitimat in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 299 mm (11.8 in) of rain and about 7 h 23 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 3° · low -1° · rain 299 mm · daylight 7 h 23 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Kitimat brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -1°, with about 299 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 3°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 299 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 23 min in mid-December, 62 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, Kitimat runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Terrace, 52 km to the N, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Kitimat, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 45 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 52 km N | 2° | -3° | 164 mm |
| Prince RupertBritish Columbia | 112 km WNW | 6° | 1° | 273 mm |
| SmithersBritish Columbia | 125 km NE | -1° | -8° | 50 mm |
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 126 km NE | -2° | -9° | 44 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 135 km ENE | -1° | -9° | 41 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 149 km NNE | -1° | -7° | 53 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 189 km E | -3° | -12° | 40 mm |
| Bella BellaBritish Columbia | 213 km S | 7° | 3° | 302 mm |