December is one of the cooler months of the year in Timmins, with average highs near -8.1°C and lows around -16.7°C (mean -12.4°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 54 mm of rainfall and 97% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Timmins. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Timmins was 2015 — when the month averaged -5.2°C — while the coldest was 1989 at -22.6°C. Typical December days reach -8.1°C with nights near -16.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.8°C per decade.
December is one of the drier months in Timmins, averaging 54 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 2008 with 94 mm, while the driest was 2018 at 22 mm.
Relative humidity in Timmins during December averages 97%. The most humid Decembers were 1996, 1997 and 2019, among others at 100%, and the least humid was 2017 at 89%.
December receives about 0.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Timmins. The sunniest December was 1995 at 1.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2010, 2012 and 2015, among others at 0.7.
Average wind speed in Timmins during December is 0.7 m/s. The windiest Decembers were 2022, 2023 and 2025, among others at 0.7 m/s, while the calmest were 2013, 2014 and 2024, among others at 0.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | -14.8°C | -12.0°C | -12.4°C | -11.9°C | -10.3°C | +4.5°C |
| Avg High | -10.1°C | -7.5°C | -8.3°C | -7.9°C | -6.2°C | +3.9°C |
| Avg Low | -19.4°C | -16.5°C | -16.6°C | -15.9°C | -14.3°C | +5.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 63 mm | 57 mm | 62 mm | 44 mm | 41 mm | -21 mm |
December temperatures in Timmins have risen by about 4.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of -44.9°C (2004) to a record high of 10.7°C (1982).
Rainfall in December is one of the drier months, averaging 54 mm, with a wettest year of 94 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.7°C per decade while lows rose 1°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A quieter season to visit Timmins
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of July and August tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Timmins. That said, December — with days averaging -8.1°C and nights around -16.7°C (mean -12.4°C) and moderate rainfall (54 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the cooler conditions, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -9.4°C | -14.3°C | -19.3°C | 0.2°C | -27.9°C | 65 mm | 99% | 0.7 m/s | — |
| 2024 | -7.0°C | -10.6°C | -14.2°C | 0.4°C | -31.6°C | 45 mm | 97% | 0.6 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2023 | -2.4°C | -5.7°C | -9.0°C | 3.7°C | -15.8°C | 23 mm | 91% | 0.7 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2022 | -6.4°C | -10.4°C | -14.4°C | 1.5°C | -23.4°C | 41 mm | 98% | 0.7 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2021 | -6.4°C | -10.8°C | -15.2°C | 6.7°C | -28.3°C | 51 mm | 91% | 0.7 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2020 | -5.9°C | -9.8°C | -13.7°C | 1.0°C | -22.6°C | 24 mm | 91% | 0.7 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2019 | -8.4°C | -13.2°C | -17.9°C | 0.1°C | -33.4°C | 34 mm | 100% | 0.7 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2018 | -5.9°C | -9.6°C | -13.4°C | 1.0°C | -26.7°C | 22 mm | 92% | 0.7 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2017 | -11.3°C | -14.9°C | -18.4°C | 4.6°C | -37.0°C | 44 mm | 89% | 0.7 m/s | 1 |
| 2016 | -7.3°C | -11.4°C | -15.5°C | 0.0°C | -33.4°C | 46 mm | 97% | 0.7 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2015 🔥 | -2.1°C | -5.2°C | -8.3°C | 6.9°C | -20.4°C | 65 mm | 93% | 0.7 m/s | 0.7 |
| 2014 | -7.9°C | -12.2°C | -16.6°C | 0.3°C | -33.4°C | 48 mm | 99% | 0.6 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2013 | -14.4°C | -18.8°C | -23.2°C | 0.1°C | -40.1°C | 37 mm | 99% | 0.6 m/s | 1.1 |
| 2012 | -7.3°C | -10.8°C | -14.3°C | 4.3°C | -24.4°C | 42 mm | 93% | 0.7 m/s | 0.7 |
| 2011 | -6.5°C | -11.8°C | -17.1°C | 0.7°C | -36.2°C | 56 mm | 98% | 0.6 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2010 | -8.1°C | -11.1°C | -14.1°C | 1.5°C | -28.1°C | 48 mm | 98% | 0.7 m/s | 0.7 |
| 2009 | -8.5°C | -12.4°C | -16.2°C | 0.1°C | -26.4°C | 33 mm | 96% | 0.6 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2008 🌧️ | -10.7°C | -15.8°C | -20.9°C | 0.6°C | -34.5°C | 94 mm | 99% | 0.7 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2007 | -9.1°C | -13.4°C | -17.6°C | 0.1°C | -28.1°C | 79 mm | 99% | 0.6 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2006 | -3.8°C | -7.2°C | -10.6°C | 1.7°C | -24.1°C | 61 mm | 95% | 0.7 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2005 | -8.3°C | -12.0°C | -15.8°C | -1.3°C | -24.5°C | 36 mm | 95% | 0.6 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2004 | -11.4°C | -16.7°C | -22.0°C | 0.4°C | -44.9°C | 60 mm | 98% | 0.7 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2003 | -6.5°C | -10.4°C | -14.3°C | 0.2°C | -30.8°C | 74 mm | 98% | 0.6 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2002 | -7.2°C | -11.4°C | -15.6°C | 0.1°C | -29.4°C | 57 mm | 99% | 0.7 m/s | 1 |
| 2001 | -3.8°C | -7.1°C | -10.3°C | 7.4°C | -19.0°C | 78 mm | 96% | 0.7 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2000 | -13.6°C | -17.9°C | -22.3°C | -1.2°C | -38.0°C | 44 mm | 99% | 0.6 m/s | 0.9 |
| 1999 | -6.3°C | -10.5°C | -14.7°C | 2.3°C | -28.5°C | 59 mm | 98% | 0.7 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1998 | -5.4°C | -9.8°C | -14.2°C | 3.7°C | -36.2°C | 58 mm | 93% | 0.7 m/s | 0.9 |
| 1997 | -7.7°C | -12.3°C | -16.8°C | 0.1°C | -32.3°C | 46 mm | 100% | 0.6 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1996 | -8.4°C | -12.2°C | -16.0°C | 0.8°C | -34.9°C | 94 mm | 100% | 0.6 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1995 | -12.3°C | -16.3°C | -20.4°C | -2.9°C | -29.5°C | 37 mm | 100% | 0.6 m/s | 1.2 |
| 1994 | -3.2°C | -7.0°C | -10.7°C | 2.0°C | -25.9°C | 31 mm | 96% | 0.6 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1993 | -8.7°C | -13.3°C | -17.9°C | 0.4°C | -44.4°C | 53 mm | 99% | 0.6 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1992 | -7.7°C | -12.5°C | -17.2°C | 0.2°C | -32.7°C | 78 mm | 99% | 0.6 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1991 | -8.5°C | -13.4°C | -18.4°C | 0.1°C | -33.7°C | 57 mm | 96% | 0.7 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1990 | -7.3°C | -13.1°C | -19.0°C | 2.0°C | -40.1°C | 59 mm | 98% | 0.7 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1989 ❄️ | -17.2°C | -22.6°C | -27.9°C | -6.0°C | -39.8°C | 44 mm | 99% | 0.6 m/s | 1.1 |
| 1988 | -10.7°C | -15.7°C | -20.8°C | 0.5°C | -34.2°C | 64 mm | 98% | 0.7 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1987 | -6.3°C | -10.4°C | -14.5°C | 0.3°C | -30.7°C | 74 mm | 99% | 0.6 m/s | 0.9 |
| 1986 | -6.0°C | -11.0°C | -16.1°C | 0.0°C | -37.2°C | 35 mm | 99% | 0.6 m/s | 0.7 |
| 1985 | -13.8°C | -18.5°C | -23.3°C | -3.3°C | -39.9°C | 69 mm | 99% | 0.6 m/s | 1 |
| 1984 | -7.9°C | -13.0°C | -18.0°C | 5.1°C | -31.8°C | 76 mm | 93% | 0.7 m/s | 0.7 |
| 1983 | -14.4°C | -19.3°C | -24.1°C | -3.3°C | -42.9°C | 65 mm | 99% | 0.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | -6.4°C | -10.6°C | -14.8°C | 10.7°C | -31.3°C | 88 mm | 96% | 0.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | -8.5°C | -11.8°C | -15.1°C | 0.1°C | -25.2°C | 50 mm | 100% | 0.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around -8.1°C with lows near -16.7°C (mean -12.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 54 mm of rainfall in Timmins, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 94 mm in 2008.
The hottest December reached 10.7°C in 1982. The coldest dipped to -44.9°C in 2004.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have risen by about 4.2°C. Daytime highs moved from -10.2°C to -6.3°C and overnight lows from -19.1°C to -14.4°C over the same span.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Timmins and one of the drier months, so plan for around -8.1°C daytime highs and -16.7°C at night.
Not quite — December is the 3rd coolest month in Timmins, averaging -12.4°C.
For December in Timmins, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of -8.1°C and lows of -16.7°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in December averages 97% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in December is 0.7 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 0.7 m/s (1982).
The wettest December on record was 2008 with 94 mm. On average, December sees 54 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Timmins behaves each December, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for December specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
