Ladner weather in December

In December, Ladner sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 198 mm of precipitation across 17.7 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 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Ladner's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ladner's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
198 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:08 AM – 4:09 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Ladner is community of Delta in British Columbia, Canada.

Founded
1868

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 7°C through the month.

A typical December day in Ladner reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°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
1473
1573
1673
1763
1863
1963
2063
2163
2263
2363
2463
2563
2663
2763
2863
2963
3063
3163

How December really feels in Ladner

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.

Ladner 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 / 209182.88.50.6
Feb / 124142.29.81.2
Mar10° / 15617.3111.62.0
Apr13° / 10913.7013.43.3
May17° / 10°6910.10155.3
Jun19° / 12°498.2015.96.4
Jul22° / 14°284.6015.67.8
Aug22° / 14°414.9014.27.8
Sep19° / 12°738.3012.46.5
Oct14° / 15514.4010.53.6
Nov / 23218.41.18.91.5
Dec / 19817.73.28.10.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43070
53070
62971
72872
82872
92773
102773
112575
122476
132377
142377
152377
162278
172278
182377
192377
202377
212377
222575
232575
242476
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262674
272773
282773
292872
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ladner gets around 198 mm of rain and snow over 17.7 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 58% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1556
2556
3557
4557
5557
6557
7567
8567
9578
10588
11599
12609
136110
146110
156211
166211
176212
186212
196112
206113
216113
226013
235913
245813
255813
265713
275712
285712
295712
305712
315812

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 7:53 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 4:11 PM to 4:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:534:11
28.37:544:11
38.37:554:10
48.27:564:10
58.27:584:10
68.27:594:09
78.28:004:09
88.18:014:09
98.18:024:09
108.18:034:09
118.18:044:09
128.18:054:09
138.18:054:09
148.08:064:09
158.08:074:09
168.08:084:09
178.08:084:09
188.08:094:10
198.08:104:10
208.08:104:10
218.08:114:11
228.08:114:11
238.08:124:12
248.08:124:12
258.08:134:13
268.08:134:13
278.08:134:14
288.08:134:15
298.08:144:16
308.08:144:16
318.18:144:17

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 6.63 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 Ladner

In seasonPeak

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

Ladner'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 Ladner?

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 Ladner.

What to pack for Ladner in December

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

In December, Ladner sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°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 Ladner 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 offshore 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
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Ladner 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 Ladner 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 Ladner?

Ladner sits at 49.1°N, 123.1°W, 1 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Delta, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Ladner

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ladner has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,518 m.

The land around Ladner is covered by grassland (33%) within 3 km, water (51%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
2,518 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Delta 2.0 km · Broadmoor 8.0 km · Tsawwassen 8.0 km · Steveston 8.0 km · Blundell 9.0 km · Brighouse-City Centre 9.0 km · Richmond 10 km · Seafair 10 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 Ladner (49.0894°, -123.0824°, elevation 1 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).