Whitegate Weather in December
Whitegate in December
The short of it: Whitegate in December averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 130 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 48 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 9° · low 4° · rain 130 mm · daylight 7 h 48 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Whitegate an average December high of 9°, a low of 4° and some 130 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 9°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 130 mm.
The sun is up for about 7 h 48 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Whitegate runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Aghada, 2 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Whitegate, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th 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 48 min
- Average wind
- 27 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AghadaMunster | 2 km NE | 9° | 4° | 138 mm |
| CobhMunster | 5 km WNW | 9° | 4° | 135 mm |
| CrosshavenMunster | 6 km SW | 9° | 5° | 126 mm |
| FountainstownMunster | 7 km SW | 9° | 4° | 128 mm |
| CloyneMunster | 8 km ENE | 9° | 4° | 126 mm |
| Passage WestMunster | 9 km WNW | 9° | 4° | 137 mm |
| CarrigtwohillMunster | 9 km NNW | 9° | 4° | 132 mm |
| MidletonMunster | 10 km NNE | 9° | 4° | 135 mm |