Terrace Weather in December
Terrace in December
The short of it: Terrace in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 164 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -3° · rain 164 mm · daylight 7 h 18 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
December in Terrace brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -3°, with about 164 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 2°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 164 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 18 min in mid-December, 63 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Terrace runs about middling and about as wet in December. Kitimat, 52 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Terrace, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 24 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KitimatBritish Columbia | 52 km S | 3° | -1° | 299 mm |
| SmithersBritish Columbia | 97 km ENE | -1° | -8° | 50 mm |
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 102 km ENE | -2° | -9° | 44 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 104 km NE | -1° | -7° | 53 mm |
| Prince RupertBritish Columbia | 113 km W | 6° | 1° | 273 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 126 km E | -1° | -9° | 41 mm |
| StewartBritish Columbia | 181 km NNW | 1° | -4° | 216 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 187 km E | -3° | -12° | 40 mm |