Penticton Weather in December
Penticton in December
The short of it: Penticton in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 29 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -3° · rain 29 mm · daylight 8 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
December in Penticton brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -3°, with about 29 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 3°, with nights near -3°. Rain is modest, about 29 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 10 min in mid-December, 50 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Penticton runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Kaleden, 9 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Penticton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KaledenBritish Columbia | 9 km S | 2° | -4° | 31 mm |
| NaramataBritish Columbia | 13 km N | 4° | -1° | 31 mm |
| SummerlandBritish Columbia | 15 km NNW | 2° | -4° | 32 mm |
| Okanagan FallsBritish Columbia | 15 km S | 2° | -3° | 31 mm |
| OliverBritish Columbia | 33 km S | 2° | -4° | 34 mm |
| PeachlandBritish Columbia | 34 km NNW | 3° | -2° | 37 mm |
| CawstonBritish Columbia | 35 km SSW | 1° | -5° | 36 mm |
| KeremeosBritish Columbia | 36 km SSW | -1° | -8° | 40 mm |