Sooke Weather in December
Sooke in December
The short of it: Sooke in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 182 mm (7.2 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 2° · rain 182 mm · daylight 8 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Sooke brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 2°, with about 182 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 182 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 20 min in mid-December, 47 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, Sooke runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Metchosin, 14 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Sooke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 36 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetchosinBritish Columbia | 14 km E | 6° | 2° | 143 mm |
| LangfordBritish Columbia | 19 km ENE | 6° | 2° | 147 mm |
| ColwoodBritish Columbia | 19 km ENE | 7° | 2° | 135 mm |
| View RoyalBritish Columbia | 22 km ENE | 7° | 3° | 124 mm |
| EsquimaltBritish Columbia | 24 km ENE | 7° | 3° | 116 mm |
| TillicumBritish Columbia | 26 km ENE | 7° | 3° | 116 mm |
| James BayBritish Columbia | 26 km E | 7° | 3° | 116 mm |
| Rural SaanichBritish Columbia | 26 km ENE | 7° | 2° | 128 mm |