Moate Weather in December
Moate in December
The short of it: Moate in December averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 108 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 7 h 29 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 8° · low 3° · rain 108 mm · daylight 7 h 29 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Moate brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 3°, with about 108 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 108 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 29 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Moate runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Moate, 17 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Moate, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MoateLeinster | 17 km S | 8° | 3° | 109 mm |
| LongfordLeinster | 20 km NNW | 8° | 3° | 106 mm |
| AthloneLeinster | 20 km SW | 9° | 3° | 99 mm |
| ClaraLeinster | 24 km SSE | 8° | 3° | 113 mm |
| An Muileann gCearrLeinster | 25 km E | 8° | 2° | 98 mm |
| RoscommonConnacht | 32 km WNW | 8° | 3° | 120 mm |
| TullamoreLeinster | 34 km SSE | 8° | 3° | 116 mm |
| BallinasloeConnacht | 41 km SW | 9° | 3° | 102 mm |