Hem Weather in December
Hem in December
The short of it: Hem in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 2° · rain 78 mm · daylight 7 h 59 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Hem an average December high of 7°, a low of 2° and some 78 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 78 mm.
The sun is up for about 7 h 59 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Hem runs about middling and drier than most in December. Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Hem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-d'AscqHauts-de-France | 4 km SSW | 7° | 2° | 77 mm |
| RoubaixHauts-de-France | 5 km N | 7° | 3° | 79 mm |
| WattrelosHauts-de-France | 6 km NNE | 7° | 3° | 79 mm |
| Marcq-en-BarœulHauts-de-France | 7 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 77 mm |
| TourcoingHauts-de-France | 8 km NNW | 7° | 2° | 80 mm |
| LilleHauts-de-France | 10 km WSW | 8° | 3° | 76 mm |
| MouscronWallonia | 10 km N | 7° | 3° | 80 mm |
| LambersartHauts-de-France | 11 km W | 7° | 3° | 76 mm |