Monaghan Weather in December
Monaghan in December
The short of it: Monaghan in December averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 7 h 21 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 2° · rain 116 mm · daylight 7 h 21 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Monaghan brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 2°, with about 116 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 116 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 21 min in mid-December, 62 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, Monaghan runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Keady, 18 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Monaghan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KeadyNorthern Ireland | 18 km E | 7° | 2° | 98 mm |
| CastleblayneyUlster | 21 km SE | 8° | 2° | 108 mm |
| ArmaghNorthern Ireland | 23 km ENE | 8° | 2° | 80 mm |
| DungannonNorthern Ireland | 32 km NNE | 8° | 2° | 109 mm |
| CarrickmacrossUlster | 35 km SSE | 8° | 2° | 100 mm |
| CoalislandNorthern Ireland | 37 km NNE | 8° | 2° | 104 mm |
| CavanUlster | 38 km SW | 8° | 2° | 120 mm |
| PortadownNorthern Ireland | 39 km ENE | 8° | 2° | 100 mm |