Toronto Weather in December
Toronto in December
The short of it: Toronto in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -4° · rain 61 mm · daylight 8 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Toronto brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -4°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 2°, with nights near -4°. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 56 min in mid-December, 39 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Toronto runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Mount Pleasant West, 0 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Toronto, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant WestOntario | 0 km ESE | 2° | -4° | 61 mm |
| AnnexOntario | 4 km S | 2° | -4° | 61 mm |
| Banbury-Don MillsOntario | 5 km NE | 2° | -4° | 62 mm |
| Church-Yonge CorridorOntario | 5 km SSE | 3° | -3° | 61 mm |
| Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-JunctionOntario | 6 km SW | 3° | -4° | 60 mm |
| WillowdaleOntario | 7 km N | 2° | -4° | 62 mm |
| NiagaraOntario | 7 km S | 3° | -3° | 61 mm |
| Willowdale EastOntario | 7 km N | 2° | -4° | 62 mm |