Canada in December

December is Canada's weakest month (rank 12 of 12): its 24 destinations average 45/100, led by Banff at 87 — -8°C and 9 rainy days — while Churchill is cooler at -23°C and scores 26.

#12 of 12 months for Canada · 24 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇨🇦 Canada, month by month

45/100 in December

Where in Canada in December

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Banff	Ski resort	-8°C	37 mm · 9 days	87 tier A	Yes
2	Mont-Tremblant	Ski resort	-7°C	99 mm · 13 days	87 tier A	Yes
3	Revelstoke	Ski resort	-4°C	75 mm · 11 days	85 tier A	Yes
4	Whistler	Ski resort	-2°C	222 mm · 18 days	82 tier A	Yes
5	Lake Louise	Ski resort	-11°C	60 mm · 12 days	79 tier B	—
6	Victoria, BC	City	5°C	117 mm · 15 days	49 tier F	—
7	Toronto	City	-1°C	71 mm · 11 days	44 tier F	—
8	Niagara Falls	City	-1°C	76 mm · 11 days	43 tier F	—
9	Jasper	National park	-8°C	31 mm · 8 days	42 tier F	—
10	Halifax	City	0°C	145 mm · 12 days	40 tier F	—
11	Vancouver	City	3°C	184 mm · 18 days	40 tier F	—
12	Calgary	City	-5°C	17 mm · 4 days	38 tier F	—
13	Kelowna	City	0°C	82 mm · 16 days	38 tier F	—
14	St. John's, Newfoundland	City	-2°C	126 mm · 16 days	36 tier F	—
15	Charlottetown	City	-3°C	104 mm · 14 days	35 tier F	—
16	Ottawa	City	-4°C	80 mm · 11 days	35 tier F	—
17	Montreal	City	-6°C	105 mm · 12 days	33 tier F	—
18	Quebec City	City	-6°C	108 mm · 14 days	32 tier F	—
19	Edmonton	City	-9°C	15 mm · 4 days	31 tier F	—
20	Winnipeg	City	-11°C	29 mm · 6 days	31 tier F	—
21	Churchill	Trekking hub	-23°C	12 mm · 3 days	26 tier F	—
22	Yellowknife	City	-22°C	11 mm · 4 days	24 tier F	—
23	Whitehorse	City	-13°C	62 mm · 8 days	23 tier F	—
24	Tofino	Beach	4°C	434 mm · 21 days	21 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means December is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Canada in December

Christmas and New Year · Banff · 20 Dec – 3 Jan
Christmas and New Year peak · Whistler · 18 Dec – 4 Jan
Christmas at Butchart Gardens · Victoria, BC · 1 Dec – 6 Jan
Distillery Winter Village · Toronto · 14 Nov – 31 Dec (usually)
Winter Festival of Lights · Niagara Falls · 14 Nov – 12 Jan (usually)
Christmas Day closures · Halifax and 9 more places · 24 Dec – 1 Jan
Zoolights and Christmas markets · Calgary · 20 Nov – 5 Jan
Mummers Festival · St. John's, Newfoundland · 25 Nov – 15 Dec (usually)

Seasons in force

Ski season · 18 places Extreme cold · 5 places Avalanche season · 2 places Ice season · 2 places Fog season · 1 place Monsoon · 1 place Off-season shutdown · 1 place Surf season · 1 place Wind season · 1 place Winter storms & gales · 1 place

Peak crowds at 12 of Canada's 19 well-known places this month.

Better months for Canada

June · 74/100 August · 73/100 July · 72/100

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