Gilly Weather in December
Gilly in December
The short of it: Gilly in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 2° · rain 86 mm · daylight 8 h 2 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Gilly an average December high of 7°, a low of 2° and some 86 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 86 mm.
The sun is up for about 8 h 2 min in mid-December, 52 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Gilly runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Charleroi, 3 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Gilly, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 12 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CharleroiWallonia | 3 km WSW | 7° | 2° | 85 mm |
| ChâteletWallonia | 4 km SE | 7° | 2° | 84 mm |
| La LouvièreWallonia | 22 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 87 mm |
| BincheWallonia | 22 km W | 7° | 2° | 87 mm |
| NamurWallonia | 28 km E | 7° | 2° | 82 mm |
| Louvain-la-NeuveWallonia | 29 km NNE | 7° | 2° | 84 mm |
| Braine-l'AlleudWallonia | 30 km NNW | 7° | 2° | 86 mm |
| WaterlooWallonia | 33 km N | 7° | 2° | 87 mm |