Weather in Toronto in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Toronto;
Average weather
Average temperature in Toronto in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +6°C with a maximum of +13°C and a minimum of -4°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 47% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +10°C to +2°C.
Is Toronto warm or cold in December?
Toronto is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +8°C to +2°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°C to -3°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Toronto, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Toronto in December
Water in Toronto in December is Cold. It varies from +3°C to +7°C, with an average of +5°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +2°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Toronto in December?
Climate in Toronto in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +2°C | -1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -12°C | -23°C | -25°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +15°C | +14°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 78 mm | 52 mm | 33 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +5°C | +2°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 75% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 11 | 14 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +8°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +2°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 78 mm to 52 mm. Humidity rises from 74% to 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 5 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in November to 2 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Toronto is gradually increasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Toronto.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Toronto?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Toronto in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+11°C) and the highest in 2012 (+15°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 432 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1271 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Toronto
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Toronto, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.