Raphoe Weather in December
Raphoe in December
The short of it: Raphoe in December averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 180 mm (7.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 13 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 180 mm · daylight 7 h 13 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Raphoe an average December high of 8°, a low of 3° and some 180 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 180 mm.
The sun is up for about 7 h 13 min in mid-December, 64 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, Raphoe runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Convoy, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Raphoe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConvoyUlster | 5 km WSW | 8° | 3° | 184 mm |
| LeifearUlster | 9 km ESE | 8° | 3° | 179 mm |
| StrabaneNorthern Ireland | 10 km SE | 8° | 3° | 179 mm |
| LetterkennyUlster | 12 km NW | 8° | 3° | 192 mm |
| Sion MillsNorthern Ireland | 13 km SE | 8° | 3° | 188 mm |
| BallybofeyUlster | 14 km SW | 8° | 3° | 201 mm |
| New BuildingsNorthern Ireland | 18 km ENE | 8° | 3° | 170 mm |
| CastledergNorthern Ireland | 19 km S | 8° | 3° | 185 mm |