Athy Weather in December
Athy in December
The short of it: Athy in December averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 3° · rain 90 mm · daylight 7 h 35 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Athy an average December high of 9°, a low of 3° and some 90 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 9°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 35 min in mid-December, 58 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Athy runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Carlow, 17 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Athy, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarlowLeinster | 17 km SSE | 9° | 4° | 97 mm |
| KildareLeinster | 19 km NNE | 9° | 3° | 88 mm |
| PortlaoiseLeinster | 22 km WNW | 8° | 3° | 115 mm |
| Droichead NuaLeinster | 24 km NNE | 9° | 3° | 88 mm |
| NaasLeinster | 33 km NE | 8° | 2° | 87 mm |
| KilkennyLeinster | 42 km SSW | 9° | 3° | 94 mm |
| TullamoreLeinster | 46 km NW | 8° | 3° | 116 mm |
| CelbridgeLeinster | 49 km NE | 9° | 2° | 83 mm |