Cloverdale weather in December

In December, Cloverdale sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 212 mm of precipitation across 18.2 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cloverdale's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cloverdale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
212 mm
18.2 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:06 AM – 4:08 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Cloverdale is district of Surrey in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cloverdale reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
173
273
373
473
573
673
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1463
1563
1662
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1962
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2262
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How December really feels in Cloverdale

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cloverdale weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 22618.638.50.6
Feb / 13814.72.39.81.3
Mar11° / 17918.11.111.62.1
Apr14° / 12914.7013.43.4
May17° / 8510.80155.4
Jun19° / 12°609.2015.96.2
Jul23° / 14°335.1015.67.8
Aug23° / 14°505.7014.27.8
Sep20° / 11°868.9012.46.5
Oct14° / 17415.3010.53.6
Nov / 25218.818.91.5
Dec / 21218.23.48.10.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62773
72773
82773
92674
102674
112575
122476
132377
142278
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212377
222476
232476
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272773
282773
292773
302872
312773

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Cloverdale gets around 212 mm of rain and snow over 18.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 60% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1586
2576
3576
4577
5577
6577
7587
8588
9598
10598
11609
126110
136210
146211
156211
166312
176312
186313
196313
206213
216214
226114
236114
246014
255914
265913
275913
285913
295913
305913
316013

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:51 AM to 8:12 AM, and sunset from 4:10 PM to 4:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:514:10
28.37:534:09
38.37:544:09
48.27:554:09
58.27:564:08
68.27:574:08
78.27:584:08
88.17:594:08
98.18:004:07
108.18:014:07
118.18:024:07
128.18:034:07
138.18:044:07
148.08:054:07
158.08:064:08
168.08:064:08
178.08:074:08
188.08:084:08
198.08:084:08
208.08:094:09
218.08:104:09
228.08:104:10
238.08:114:10
248.08:114:11
258.08:114:11
268.08:124:12
278.08:124:13
288.08:124:13
298.08:124:14
308.08:124:15
318.18:124:16

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 0.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
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40.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cloverdale

In seasonPeak

In December, Cloverdale sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cloverdale's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Cloverdale?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cloverdale.

What to pack for Cloverdale in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Cloverdale sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Cloverdale in December

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in January near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Cloverdale in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cloverdale peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cloverdale?

Cloverdale sits at 49.1°N, 122.7°W, 10 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Willoughby, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Cloverdale

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cloverdale.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cloverdale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,279 m.

The land around Cloverdale is covered by grassland (37%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
179 m
80 km
3,279 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
December weather nearby: Willoughby 4.0 km · Langley 5.0 km · Surrey 7.0 km · South Surrey 8.0 km · Fleetwood 8.0 km · Walnut Grove 9.0 km · Newton 9.0 km · Guildford 11 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cloverdale (49.108°, -122.7276°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).