Sheffield Weather in December
Sheffield in December
The short of it: Sheffield in December averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 67 mm · daylight 15 h 9 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & January
December in Sheffield brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 9°, with about 67 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 20°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 9 min in mid-December, 37 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Sheffield runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Railton, 9 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Sheffield, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RailtonTasmania | 9 km NE | 20° | 11° | 60 mm |
| SpreytonTasmania | 18 km N | 20° | 11° | 55 mm |
| LatrobeTasmania | 18 km NNE | 20° | 11° | 54 mm |
| MiandettaTasmania | 23 km N | 21° | 11° | 54 mm |
| ForthTasmania | 23 km NNW | 20° | 10° | 62 mm |
| East DevonportTasmania | 24 km N | 21° | 11° | 53 mm |
| DevonportTasmania | 25 km N | 21° | 11° | 54 mm |
| Turners BeachTasmania | 28 km NNW | 20° | 12° | 54 mm |