Waterdown Weather in December
Waterdown in December
The short of it: Waterdown in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 59 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 -5° · rain 67 mm · daylight 8 h 59 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Waterdown an average December high of 2°, a low of -5° and some 67 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 2°, with nights near -5°. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 59 min in mid-December, 38 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, Waterdown runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Burlington, 7 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Waterdown, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BurlingtonOntario | 7 km NNE | 2° | -4° | 64 mm |
| HamiltonOntario | 10 km SSE | 3° | -3° | 65 mm |
| AncasterOntario | 15 km SSW | 2° | -4° | 68 mm |
| Stoney CreekOntario | 16 km SE | 3° | -3° | 69 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 20 km N | 2° | -5° | 62 mm |
| OakvilleOntario | 21 km NE | 3° | -3° | 60 mm |
| MississaugaOntario | 33 km NNE | 2° | -4° | 59 mm |
| Halton HillsOntario | 34 km N | 1° | -5° | 61 mm |