Shelbourne Weather in December
Shelbourne in December
The short of it: Shelbourne in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 20 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 104 mm · daylight 8 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Shelbourne an average December high of 7°, a low of 3° and some 104 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Shelbourne: highs scarcely reach 7°, nights fall to 3°. Wet spells are common — about 104 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 20 min in mid-December, 48 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, Shelbourne runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Oak Bay, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Shelbourne, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak BayBritish Columbia | 2 km E | 7° | 3° | 104 mm |
| VictoriaBritish Columbia | 3 km SW | 7° | 3° | 111 mm |
| FernwoodBritish Columbia | 3 km SSW | 7° | 3° | 111 mm |
| Gordon HeadBritish Columbia | 3 km NNE | 7° | 3° | 106 mm |
| Victoria-DowntownBritish Columbia | 4 km SW | 7° | 3° | 111 mm |
| FairfieldBritish Columbia | 4 km SSW | 7° | 3° | 111 mm |
| TillicumBritish Columbia | 5 km W | 7° | 3° | 116 mm |
| CareyBritish Columbia | 5 km WNW | 7° | 3° | 119 mm |