Ancaster climate

Ancaster Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Ancaster, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 5°C on December 1 to 0°C on December 31, and lows from -2°C to -6°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 50 mm over about 12 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ancaster, in °C, with the record for each date.-30-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
2°C
Average low
-4°C
Precipitation
50 mm
Reanalysis high
17°CDec 14, 2015
Reanalysis low
-22°CDec 27, 2004
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 9 h 02 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
-3°C
Wind
20.9 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 15°C-2°C11°C 1996-7°C 200743%
Dec 24°C-2°C14°C 1998-14°C 200242%
Dec 34°C-2°C14°C 1998-16°C 200242%
Dec 44°C-2°C16°C 1998-9°C 200242%
Dec 54°C-3°C16°C 2001-10°C 200740%
Dec 63°C-3°C16°C 1998-10°C 200040%
Dec 73°C-3°C15°C 1998-12°C 200839%
Dec 83°C-3°C10°C 1991-12°C 200239%
Dec 93°C-3°C11°C 2015-12°C 199539%
Dec 103°C-4°C10°C 2015-12°C 199538%
Dec 112°C-4°C12°C 2015-11°C 199538%
Dec 122°C-4°C11°C 2020-15°C 200037%
Dec 132°C-4°C11°C 2015-13°C 200037%
Dec 142°C-4°C17°C 2015-12°C 200737%
Dec 152°C-4°C12°C 2011-12°C 200738%
Dec 162°C-4°C10°C 2012-12°C 201340%
Dec 172°C-4°C12°C 2006-13°C 200242%
Dec 182°C-5°C6°C 2006-13°C 199142%
Dec 191°C-5°C6°C 1998-17°C 200441%
Dec 201°C-5°C6°C 2006-20°C 200440%
Dec 211°C-5°C9°C 2011-13°C 200840%
Dec 221°C-5°C13°C 2015-15°C 200040%
Dec 231°C-5°C15°C 2015-13°C 199838%
Dec 241°C-5°C14°C 2015-16°C 201339%
Dec 251°C-5°C10°C 2015-21°C 200439%
Dec 261°C-6°C10°C 2016-16°C 201739%
Dec 271°C-6°C11°C 2008-22°C 200440%
Dec 281°C-6°C12°C 2008-19°C 201741%
Dec 290°C-6°C7°C 2015-16°C 200042%
Dec 300°C-6°C9°C 2019-16°C 201742%
Dec 310°C-6°C9°C 2018-19°C 201741%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Ancaster, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 4:54 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.