Sechelt Weather in December
Sechelt in December
The short of it: Sechelt in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 161 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 3° · rain 161 mm · daylight 8 h 10 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Sechelt an average December high of 7°, a low of 3° and some 161 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Sechelt: highs scarcely reach 7°, nights fall to 3°. Wet spells are common — about 161 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
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, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Sechelt runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Nanaimo, 37 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Sechelt, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 43 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NanaimoBritish Columbia | 37 km SSW | 7° | 1° | 176 mm |
| West VancouverBritish Columbia | 46 km ESE | 7° | 3° | 227 mm |
| KitsilanoBritish Columbia | 49 km ESE | 7° | 3° | 199 mm |
| Dunbar-SouthlandsBritish Columbia | 49 km ESE | 7° | 2° | 188 mm |
| West EndBritish Columbia | 50 km ESE | 7° | 3° | 209 mm |
| SquamishBritish Columbia | 50 km ENE | 4° | 1° | 326 mm |
| South GranvilleBritish Columbia | 51 km ESE | 7° | 3° | 209 mm |
| Downtown VancouverBritish Columbia | 51 km ESE | 7° | 3° | 219 mm |