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Vancouver Weather in December
Winter · RainFor Vancouver, December typically brings cold daytime weather and cold nights: the 10-year average high is about 6°C (42°F), while the average low is 2°C (35°F). The 10-year average shows around 20 rainy days and about 268 mm of monthly precipitation, so rain is a major part of trip planning.
Avg high42.2°F 5.7°CAvg low34.9°F 1.6°CRainy days~19.9 daysMonthly rain268.1 mm
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What to wear in Vancouver in December
Packing for Vancouver in December is easiest with layers: pack a winter coat, warm layers and cold-weather accessories. Add a compact umbrella or light rain jacket because wet weather is common enough to affect sightseeing.
Travel takeaway: The month can work well for a trip if you are comfortable building indoor alternatives around wetter periods.
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Vancouver has mild winters by Canadian standards but frequent rain from autumn through early spring. July–August are usually the driest months.
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📅 October–March
Frequent rain can change mountain and coastal plans, so it helps to keep an indoor backup option.
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Vancouver in December · recent 3 years
Compare the most recent complete year with the two years before it. Daily high / low temperatures are shown in °F.
CalendarNo measurable rain🌧️ Rain⛈️ Thunderstorm❄️ SnowHigh / Low · °F
⭐ December 2025 · latest complete year☔ 23 days · 390.6 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5.3°C/2.5°C
🌧️ 4.5 mm
2
6.8°C/3.1°C
No rain
3
5.7°C/3.2°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
4
5.8°C/4.9°C
🌧️ 12.6 mm
5
7.3°C/5.5°C
🌧️ 20.2 mm
6
9.8°C/4.9°C
🌧️ 7.8 mm
7
9°C/5.8°C
🌧️ 21.3 mm
8
11.1°C/6.2°C
🌧️ 32.5 mm
9
8.8°C/3.9°C
🌧️ 8.1 mm
10
9.6°C/6°C
🌧️ 29.7 mm
11
10.2°C/5.5°C
🌧️ 2 mm
12
8°C/5.6°C
🌧️ 5 mm
13
12.1°C/8.3°C
No rain
14
10.7°C/8.8°C
🌧️ 30.6 mm
15
13.2°C/7.2°C
🌧️ 43.5 mm
16
8.8°C/4.7°C
🌧️ 36.4 mm
17
8.3°C/3.9°C
🌧️ 16.9 mm
18
9.3°C/4.2°C
🌧️ 28.2 mm
19
5°C/0.6°C
🌧️ 3.3 mm
20
4.4°C/2°C
🌧️ 16.7 mm
21
5°C/1.3°C
🌧️ 21.3 mm
22
5°C/0°C
🌧️ 25.3 mm
23
5.3°C/0.7°C
No rain
24
3.5°C/0.5°C
🌧️ 6.1 mm
25
4.1°C/0.6°C
🌧️ 4.1 mm
26
4.1°C/1.5°C
🌧️ 11.7 mm
27
1.3°C/-0.7°C
No rain
28
2.3°C/-1.1°C
No rain
29
5.5°C/1.6°C
No rain
30
4.3°C/2°C
No rain
31
5.2°C/1.3°C
No rain
December 2024☔ 21 days · 278.9 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7.5°C/2.9°C
No rain
2
6.2°C/1.5°C
No rain
3
6.8°C/2.4°C
No rain
4
7.1°C/2.5°C
No rain
5
7.1°C/1°C
No rain
6
10.3°C/5°C
🌧️ 11.3 mm
7
9.9°C/5.6°C
🌧️ 21.4 mm
8
6.8°C/3.4°C
🌧️ 3.7 mm
9
6.7°C/3.1°C
No rain
10
5.3°C/2°C
No rain
11
8.7°C/2.8°C
No rain
12
4.5°C/1°C
No rain
13
7.7°C/4.5°C
🌧️ 13.7 mm
14
8.1°C/5.2°C
🌧️ 13.7 mm
15
5.2°C/1.7°C
🌧️ 3.2 mm
16
5°C/1.2°C
🌧️ 5.8 mm
17
6.6°C/2.2°C
🌧️ 24.4 mm
18
9.3°C/5.6°C
🌧️ 32.8 mm
19
9.4°C/6°C
🌧️ 22.5 mm
20
11.9°C/8.2°C
🌧️ 5.7 mm
21
10.2°C/5.8°C
🌧️ 11.4 mm
22
9.4°C/5.7°C
🌧️ 9.7 mm
23
9.9°C/4.9°C
🌧️ 5.5 mm
24
11.7°C/3.2°C
🌧️ 8.4 mm
25
5.8°C/2.8°C
🌧️ 18.2 mm
26
6.7°C/4°C
🌧️ 23.2 mm
27
7°C/3.9°C
🌧️ 6.9 mm
28
8.5°C/4.9°C
🌧️ 16.1 mm
29
6.2°C/3.4°C
🌧️ 12.6 mm
30
4.8°C/2.8°C
🌧️ 6.7 mm
31
6.1°C/3°C
No rain
December 2023☔ 24 days · 279.7 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4.1°C/1.7°C
🌧️ 14.8 mm
2
7.2°C/2.1°C
🌧️ 16.9 mm
3
7.5°C/3.4°C
🌧️ 8.7 mm
4
9°C/4.2°C
🌧️ 45.1 mm
5
11.1°C/7.9°C
🌧️ 15.8 mm
6
8.7°C/2°C
🌧️ 7.8 mm
7
5.6°C/2°C
🌧️ 4.5 mm
8
4.6°C/-0.9°C
No rain
9
4.8°C/2°C
🌧️ 22.6 mm
10
6.7°C/4.2°C
🌧️ 9.3 mm
11
7.8°C/2.6°C
No rain
12
5.7°C/2.3°C
No rain
13
8.3°C/1.8°C
🌧️ 1 mm
14
7.3°C/3°C
🌧️ 10 mm
15
9.4°C/4.6°C
🌧️ 7.2 mm
16
7.6°C/2.7°C
No rain
17
7.6°C/3.5°C
🌧️ 7.6 mm
18
8.1°C/3.7°C
🌧️ 6.4 mm
19
8.9°C/6.1°C
🌧️ 8.9 mm
20
9.6°C/8°C
🌧️ 1.4 mm
21
9.1°C/6.6°C
🌧️ 3.8 mm
22
7.5°C/4.2°C
🌧️ 7.2 mm
23
5°C/-0.2°C
No rain
24
5.2°C/-0.5°C
No rain
25
9.1°C/4.3°C
🌧️ 16.5 mm
26
9.1°C/5°C
🌧️ 6.1 mm
27
10.3°C/5.4°C
🌧️ 4.9 mm
28
10.2°C/7.1°C
🌧️ 22 mm
29
10.3°C/6.4°C
No rain
30
10°C/7.6°C
🌧️ 21.1 mm
31
7.4°C/3.3°C
🌧️ 9 mm
Historical calendars use Open-Meteo reanalysis data. A rainy day is counted when daily precipitation is at least 1 mm. Conditions at a specific hotel, beach or station can differ.
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