Midleton Weather in December
Midleton in December
The short of it: Midleton in December averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 135 mm (5.3 in) of rain and about 7 h 47 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 9° · low 4° · rain 135 mm · daylight 7 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Midleton an average December high of 9°, a low of 4° and some 135 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 9°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 135 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 47 min in mid-December, 55 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, Midleton runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Carrigtwohill, 6 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Midleton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 25 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarrigtwohillMunster | 6 km W | 9° | 4° | 132 mm |
| CloyneMunster | 7 km SSE | 9° | 4° | 126 mm |
| CastlemartyrMunster | 9 km E | 9° | 4° | 137 mm |
| AghadaMunster | 9 km SSW | 9° | 4° | 138 mm |
| WhitegateMunster | 10 km SSW | 9° | 4° | 130 mm |
| CobhMunster | 11 km SW | 9° | 4° | 135 mm |
| Passage WestMunster | 12 km WSW | 9° | 4° | 137 mm |
| GlanmireMunster | 15 km W | 9° | 4° | 126 mm |