Marpole Weather in December
Marpole in December
The short of it: Marpole in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 200 mm (7.9 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 2° · rain 200 mm · daylight 8 h 13 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Marpole an average December high of 7°, a low of 2° and some 200 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 200 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
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, Marpole runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Sunset, 3 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Marpole, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 47 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunsetBritish Columbia | 3 km ENE | 7° | 2° | 209 mm |
| VancouverBritish Columbia | 4 km N | 7° | 2° | 209 mm |
| Riley ParkBritish Columbia | 4 km NE | 7° | 2° | 209 mm |
| Victoria-FraserviewBritish Columbia | 5 km E | 7° | 2° | 220 mm |
| RichmondBritish Columbia | 5 km S | 7° | 2° | 176 mm |
| Brighouse-City CentreBritish Columbia | 5 km S | 7° | 2° | 176 mm |
| South GranvilleBritish Columbia | 5 km N | 7° | 3° | 209 mm |
| FairviewBritish Columbia | 6 km N | 7° | 3° | 209 mm |