Woodstock weather in December

In December, Woodstock sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to -0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Woodstock's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Woodstock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:54 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Woodstock is city in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

Founded
1851

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to -0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Woodstock reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-3
23-3
33-3
43-4
53-4
62-4
72-4
82-4
92-5
102-5
111-5
121-5
131-5
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How December really feels in Woodstock

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
22 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Woodstock weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -9°7111.810.59.20.0
Feb-1° / -9°569.38.210.20.0
Mar / -5°6610.46.111.60.3
Apr12° / 9112.12.513.12.9
May18° / 9512.1014.45.5
Jun24° / 13°10111.7015.16.6
Jul26° / 15°9611.6014.96.6
Aug25° / 14°8110.5013.86.9
Sep21° / 10°869.8012.36.5
Oct14° / 8411.60.310.83.8
Nov / -1°7510.84.19.50.8
Dec / -5°6711.698.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31882
41882
51882
61882
71981
81882
91882
101882
111783
121783
131783
141684
151684
161684
171684
181684
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211486
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281387
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301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Woodstock gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14125
24126
34126
44027
54028
64028
73929
83929
93830
103830
113830
123830
133730
143730
153730
163730
173730
183729
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203729
213729
223629
233628
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263629
273629
283729
293730
303730
313831

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
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8100
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18100
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21100
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23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 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 7:41 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 4:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:414:44
29.07:424:44
39.07:434:44
49.07:444:43
59.07:454:43
68.97:464:43
78.97:474:43
88.97:484:43
98.97:494:43
108.97:504:43
118.97:514:43
128.97:524:43
138.87:524:43
148.87:534:43
158.87:544:44
168.87:544:44
178.87:554:44
188.87:564:44
198.87:564:45
208.87:574:45
218.87:574:46
228.87:584:46
238.87:584:47
248.87:594:47
258.87:594:48
268.87:594:48
278.88:004:49
288.88:004:50
298.88:004:50
308.88:004:51
318.88:014:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Woodstock?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Woodstock.

What to pack for Woodstock in December

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

In December, Woodstock sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Woodstock in December

The nearest coast averages about 6°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 57 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 6 to Sep 19 — about 2.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov10Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Woodstock in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Woodstock peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Woodstock?

Woodstock sits at 43.1°N, 80.7°W, 299 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Tillsonburg, 30 km away.

Topography around Woodstock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Woodstock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m.

The land around Woodstock is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
419 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Tillsonburg 30 km · Stratford 31 km · Brant 32 km · Forest Heights 37 km · Kitchener 38 km · Brantford 39 km · Waterloo 42 km · London 43 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 Woodstock (43.1334°, -80.7497°, elevation 299 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).