Vancouver Weather in December
Vancouver in December
The short of it: Vancouver in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 209 mm (8.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 2° · rain 209 mm · daylight 8 h 13 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Vancouver an average December high of 7°, a low of 2° and some 209 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 209 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 13 min in mid-December, 49 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Vancouver runs about middling and about as wet in December. Fairview, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Vancouver, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 54 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FairviewBritish Columbia | 2 km NNW | 7° | 3° | 209 mm |
| South GranvilleBritish Columbia | 2 km NW | 7° | 3° | 209 mm |
| Mt PleasantBritish Columbia | 2 km NE | 7° | 3° | 219 mm |
| Riley ParkBritish Columbia | 2 km ESE | 7° | 2° | 209 mm |
| Mount PleasantBritish Columbia | 2 km NE | 7° | 3° | 219 mm |
| ChinatownBritish Columbia | 4 km NNE | 7° | 3° | 219 mm |
| SunsetBritish Columbia | 4 km SSE | 7° | 2° | 209 mm |
| Downtown VancouverBritish Columbia | 4 km N | 7° | 3° | 219 mm |