The laments of non-stop rain during December are not unwarranted, borne out by the statistics compiled through Environment Canada. The last month of 2025 specifically was warmer and wetter than usual, according to Ken Dosanjh, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. Victoria International Airport experiences, on average, a normal mean of 4.4 C. That means the daytime high and overnight low averaged over the month. December 2025 was 6.3 C. “That’s a pretty healthy difference of what a typical December would look like,” Dosanjh said. READ ALSO: Simple steps for preparedness as extreme weather set to hit Greater Victoria [https://vicnews.com/2024/01/10/simple-steps-for-preparedness-as-extreme-weather-set-to-hit-greater-victoria/] It was the fourth warmest December on record for the North Saanich site, which also saw more wet stuff than usual. With only seven days where no precipitation fell, and five of them at the end of the month, it’s no wonder folks felt like the rain would never end. The norm is 146 mm. December recorded 185.1 mm, a 26.7 per cent increase. Two memorable days mid-month contributed heavily to the feeling that the rain would never end, as a pair of atmospheric rivers rolled through the region Dec. 10 and 16. RELATED:Comox, Victoria airport break daily weather records as storm slams Island [https://sookenewsmirror.com/2025/12/16/comox-victoria-airport-break-daily-weather-records-as-storm-surges/] Greater Victoria was the wettest, as far as the Island goes, with places such as Nanaimo recording 90 per cent and Comox 87 per cent of normal precipitation. While the day started with snow in the mountain pass of the Malahat early Tuesday (Jan. 6), and the first week of the year is trending wet, the remainder of the work week appears unsettled with no measurable or significant weather system expected to move through. The weekend has a high chance of seeing a system roll through, with higher freezing levels Monday and Tuesday (Jan. 13), it’s likely to remain rain. Temperatures are expected to return to norms for the second week of 2026, in Greater Victoria that means highs around 7 C and lows of 1. READ ALSO: How one Peninsula ciderhouse avoids fallout of extreme weather impacts [https://saanichnews.com/2024/10/03/how-one-peninsula-ciderhouse-avoids-fallout-of-extreme-weather-impacts/]
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