Squamish Weather in December
Squamish in December
The short of it: Squamish in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 326 mm (12.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 8 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 4° · low 1° · rain 326 mm · daylight 8 h 8 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Squamish brings afternoons near 4° and nights around 1°, with about 326 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Squamish: highs scarcely reach 4°, nights fall to 1°. Wet spells are common — about 326 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 8 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, Squamish runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. West Vancouver, 41 km to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Squamish, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 126 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West VancouverBritish Columbia | 41 km S | 7° | 3° | 227 mm |
| North VancouverBritish Columbia | 43 km S | 7° | 2° | 272 mm |
| West EndBritish Columbia | 46 km S | 7° | 3° | 209 mm |
| Downtown VancouverBritish Columbia | 46 km S | 7° | 3° | 219 mm |
| ChinatownBritish Columbia | 47 km S | 7° | 3° | 219 mm |
| Hastings-SunriseBritish Columbia | 47 km S | 7° | 2° | 244 mm |
| Grandview-WoodlandsBritish Columbia | 47 km S | 7° | 3° | 232 mm |
| East HastingsBritish Columbia | 48 km S | 7° | 3° | 232 mm |