Average temperatures for December at cities and towns throughout British Columbia are given below.
You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southwest Mainland, Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island, Central BC, Southeast BC and Northern BC.
The tables list the normals for maximum and minimum monthly temperatures, in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.
Southwest BC Mainland
Average December temperatures
| High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
| 43 |
32 |
Abbotsford |
6 |
0 |
| 43 |
33 |
Chilliwack |
6 |
1 |
| 43 |
35 |
Gibsons |
6 |
2 |
| 42 |
34 |
Powell River |
5 |
1 |
| 43 |
33 |
Vancouver - Richmond |
6 |
1 |
| 32 |
22 |
Whistler |
0 |
-5 |
Gulf Islands
Average daily temperatures in December
| High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
| 42 |
35 |
Cortes Island, Whaletown |
6 |
2 |
| 43 |
33 |
Gabriola Island |
6 |
1 |
| 44 |
35 |
Mayne Island, Village Bay |
7 |
2 |
| 43 |
36 |
Saltspring Island |
6 |
2 |
Vancouver Island
Average daily temperatures in December
| High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
| 41 |
31 |
Campbell River |
5 |
-1 |
| 43 |
34 |
Courtenay - Comox |
6 |
1 |
| 41 |
33 |
Duncan |
5 |
0 |
| 39 |
31 |
Gold River |
4 |
-1 |
| 43 |
32 |
Nanaimo |
6 |
0 |
| 40 |
33 |
Port Alberni |
4 |
0 |
| 43 |
34 |
Port Hardy |
6 |
1 |
| 43 |
35 |
Port Renfrew |
6 |
2 |
| 45 |
34 |
Sidney |
7 |
1 |
| 47 |
35 |
Tofino |
8 |
2 |
| 47 |
39 |
Victoria |
9 |
4 |
Central British Columbia
December temperatures: daily averages
| High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
| 26 |
10 |
Barkerville |
-3 |
-12 |
| 36 |
28 |
Bella Coola |
2 |
-2 |
| 33 |
22 |
Kamloops |
0 |
-6 |
| 35 |
25 |
Kelowna |
2 |
-4 |
| 32 |
23 |
Lillooet |
0 |
-5 |
| 35 |
26 |
Penticton |
1 |
-4 |
| 34 |
24 |
Vernon |
1 |
-4 |
| 28 |
12 |
Williams Lake |
-2 |
-11 |
Southeast BC
Average December temperatures
| High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
| 32 |
24 |
Castlegar |
0 |
-4 |
| 26 |
12 |
Cranbrook |
-3 |
-11 |
| 23 |
12 |
Golden |
-5 |
-11 |
| 30 |
21 |
Revelstoke |
-1 |
-6 |
| 26 |
12 |
Sparwood |
-3 |
-11 |
Northern British Columbia
Average December temperatures
| High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
| 23 |
12 |
Atlin |
-5 |
-11 |
| 6 |
-9 |
Fort Nelson |
-15 |
-23 |
| 19 |
4 |
Fort St John |
-7 |
-15 |
| 28 |
15 |
Prince George |
-2 |
-9 |
| 42 |
32 |
Prince Rupert |
6 |
0 |
| 44 |
35 |
Sandspit, Haida Gwaii |
7 |
2 |
| 26 |
13 |
Smithers |
-4 |
-11 |