The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during December at cities and towns in British Columbia. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets this month and for the normal amount of precipitation.
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 calculation of days only includes the days when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches). The month's total precipitation is an average of weather data collected during 1981 to 2010.
Southwest BC Mainland
Average monthly precipitation in December
Days |
Place |
Inches |
Millimetres |
20 |
Abbotsford |
7.3 |
187 |
20 |
Chilliwack |
8.3 |
210 |
18 |
Gibsons |
6.9 |
174 |
20 |
North Vancouver, Capilano |
12.4 |
316 |
20 |
Powell River |
6.2 |
158 |
20 |
Vancouver |
8.2 |
207 |
18 |
Whistler |
6.1 |
154 |
Gulf Islands
December averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days |
Place |
Inches |
Millimetres |
20 |
Cortes Island, Whaletown |
7.1 |
181 |
17 |
Gabriola Island |
5.5 |
141 |
19 |
Mayne Island, Village Bay |
4.9 |
125 |
20 |
Saltspring Island |
6.1 |
154 |
Vancouver Island
December averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days |
Place |
Inches |
Millimetres |
21 |
Campbell River |
8.9 |
226 |
21 |
Courtenay - Comox |
7.4 |
188 |
23 |
Duncan |
10.0 |
254 |
21 |
Gold River |
15.4 |
391 |
20 |
Nanaimo |
7.3 |
184 |
20 |
Port Alberni |
10.9 |
276 |
22 |
Port Hardy |
9.9 |
251 |
22 |
Port Renfrew |
18.9 |
481 |
19 |
Sidney |
5.6 |
142 |
22 |
Tofino |
17.3 |
440 |
18 |
Victoria |
4.0 |
102 |
Central British Columbia
Average amount of rain and snow in December
Days |
Place |
Inches |
Millimetres |
17 |
Barkerville |
3.7 |
95 |
18 |
Bella Coola |
5.2 |
131 |
12 |
Kamloops |
1.0 |
25 |
11 |
Kelowna |
1.3 |
32 |
10 |
Lillooet |
1.6 |
42 |
13 |
Penticton |
1.1 |
29 |
13 |
Vernon |
1.5 |
38 |
13 |
Williams Lake |
1.5 |
38 |
Southeast BC
Precipitation totals for December
Days |
Place |
Inches |
Millimetres |
17 |
Castlegar |
3.6 |
90 |
13 |
Cranbrook |
1.3 |
33 |
14 |
Golden |
1.7 |
44 |
18 |
Revelstoke |
4.1 |
104 |
14 |
Sparwood |
2.1 |
53 |
Northern British Columbia
Total precipitation during December
Days |
Place |
Inches |
Millimetres |
12 |
Atlin |
1.4 |
36 |
10 |
Fort Nelson |
0.7 |
18 |
10 |
Fort St John |
0.9 |
22 |
13 |
Prince George |
1.7 |
44 |
21 |
Prince Rupert |
14.6 |
371 |
24 |
Sandspit, Haida Gwaii |
7.7 |
196 |
15 |
Smithers |
1.6 |
42 |