Peterborough Weather in December
Peterborough in December
The short of it: Peterborough in December averages a high of 0 °C (33 °F) and a low of -8 °C (19 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -8° · rain 70 mm · daylight 8 h 52 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Peterborough an average December high of 0°, a low of -8° and some 70 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 0°, with nights near -8°. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 52 min in mid-December, 40 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Peterborough runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Lakefield, 15 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Peterborough, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h