Pickering Weather in December
Pickering in December
The short of it: Pickering in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -6° · rain 64 mm · daylight 8 h 55 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Pickering an average December high of 1°, a low of -6° and some 64 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 1°; nights run about -6°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 55 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Pickering runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Ajax, 10 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Pickering, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 19 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AjaxOntario | 10 km SE | 2° | -5° | 66 mm |
| RougeOntario | 11 km SSW | 2° | -5° | 63 mm |
| MarkhamOntario | 11 km WSW | 1° | -5° | 64 mm |
| StouffvilleOntario | 12 km NW | 0° | -6° | 61 mm |
| MalvernOntario | 12 km SW | 2° | -5° | 65 mm |
| West HillOntario | 15 km SSW | 2° | -5° | 64 mm |
| Agincourt NorthOntario | 16 km SW | 2° | -5° | 65 mm |
| MillikenOntario | 16 km WSW | 2° | -5° | 64 mm |