Niagara Weather in December
Niagara in December
The short of it: Niagara in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -3° · rain 61 mm · daylight 8 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Niagara brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -3°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -3°. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 57 min in mid-December, 39 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Niagara runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Waterfront Communities-The Island, 3 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Niagara, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterfront Communities-The IslandOntario | 3 km ESE | 3° | -3° | 61 mm |
| Church-Yonge CorridorOntario | 3 km NE | 3° | -3° | 61 mm |
| AnnexOntario | 3 km N | 2° | -4° | 61 mm |
| Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-JunctionOntario | 3 km NW | 3° | -4° | 60 mm |
| South RiverdaleOntario | 6 km E | 3° | -4° | 62 mm |
| Mount Pleasant WestOntario | 7 km N | 2° | -4° | 61 mm |
| TorontoOntario | 7 km N | 2° | -4° | 61 mm |
| MimicoOntario | 9 km WSW | 2° | -4° | 59 mm |