Shipyard Weather in December
Shipyard in December
The short of it: Shipyard in December averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 87° · low 65° · rain 3.5 in. · daylight 11 h 4 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & March
Thirty years of records give Shipyard an average December high of 87°, a low of 65° and some 3.5 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 87° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 3.5 in., the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 4 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and March.
Against its neighbours, Shipyard runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Guinea Grass, 6 mi to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Shipyard, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 1.2 in. less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 4 mph
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea GrassOrange Walk District | 6 mi NE | 86° | 65° | 3.2 in. |
| August Pine RidgeOrange Walk District | 7 mi NW | 87° | 65° | 3.0 in. |
| San FelipeOrange Walk District | 8 mi W | 86° | 65° | 3.5 in. |
| CarmelitaOrange Walk District | 11 mi NE | 86° | 65° | 3.1 in. |
| San Jose PalmarOrange Walk District | 13 mi NNE | 86° | 65° | 3.0 in. |
| Yo CreekOrange Walk District | 14 mi N | 86° | 65° | 2.7 in. |
| Orange WalkOrange Walk District | 14 mi NNE | 86° | 65° | 3.0 in. |
| Trial FarmOrange Walk District | 15 mi NNE | 86° | 65° | 2.9 in. |