Smithers Weather in December
Smithers in December
The short of it: Smithers in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -8° · rain 50 mm · daylight 7 h 15 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
December in Smithers brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -8°, with about 50 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about -1°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 50 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 15 min in mid-December, 64 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and July.
Against its neighbours, Smithers runs about middling and about as wet in December. Telkwa, 12 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Smithers, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 12 km SE | -2° | -9° | 44 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 53 km SE | -1° | -9° | 41 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 58 km NNW | -1° | -7° | 53 mm |
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 97 km WSW | 2° | -3° | 164 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 110 km ESE | -3° | -12° | 40 mm |
| KitimatBritish Columbia | 125 km SW | 3° | -1° | 299 mm |
| Fraser LakeBritish Columbia | 170 km ESE | -4° | -12° | 41 mm |
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 191 km E | -4° | -12° | 44 mm |