Maynooth Weather in December
Maynooth in December
The short of it: Maynooth in December averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 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 2° · rain 84 mm · daylight 7 h 31 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Maynooth an average December high of 8°, a low of 2° and some 84 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 84 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, Maynooth runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Celbridge, 6 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Maynooth, 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
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CelbridgeLeinster | 6 km SE | 9° | 2° | 83 mm |
| LeixlipLeinster | 7 km ESE | 9° | 3° | 77 mm |
| LucanLeinster | 10 km ESE | 9° | 2° | 76 mm |
| BlanchardstownLeinster | 14 km E | 9° | 3° | 76 mm |
| ClondalkinLeinster | 15 km ESE | 9° | 3° | 79 mm |
| PalmerstownLeinster | 15 km ESE | 9° | 2° | 75 mm |
| RatoathLeinster | 16 km NNE | 8° | 2° | 84 mm |
| BallyfermotLeinster | 17 km ESE | 9° | 2° | 73 mm |