Howth Weather in December
Howth in December
The short of it: Howth in December averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 3° · rain 88 mm · daylight 7 h 31 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
December in Howth brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 3°, with about 88 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 31 min in mid-December, 60 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Howth runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Portmarnock, 6 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Howth, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 15 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PortmarnockLeinster | 6 km NW | 9° | 3° | 80 mm |
| DonaghmedeLeinster | 7 km W | 9° | 3° | 77 mm |
| MalahideLeinster | 9 km NW | 9° | 3° | 80 mm |
| BeaumontLeinster | 11 km W | 9° | 3° | 74 mm |
| Dún LaoghaireLeinster | 11 km SSW | 9° | 3° | 74 mm |
| MarinoLeinster | 12 km W | 9° | 3° | 70 mm |
| RingsendLeinster | 12 km WSW | 9° | 3° | 70 mm |
| BlackrockLeinster | 12 km SW | 9° | 3° | 73 mm |