Wicklow Weather in December
Wicklow in December
The short of it: Wicklow in December averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 7 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 3° · rain 92 mm · daylight 7 h 36 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
December in Wicklow brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 3°, with about 92 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 92 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 36 min in mid-December, 58 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Wicklow runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Kilquade, 14 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Wicklow, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 19 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KilquadeLeinster | 14 km N | 8° | 3° | 85 mm |
| GreystonesLeinster | 18 km N | 8° | 3° | 76 mm |
| ArklowLeinster | 21 km SSW | 9° | 3° | 95 mm |
| BrayLeinster | 26 km N | 8° | 3° | 85 mm |
| ShankillLeinster | 28 km N | 8° | 3° | 74 mm |
| FoxrockLeinster | 33 km NNW | 8° | 3° | 80 mm |
| CabinteelyLeinster | 34 km NNW | 9° | 3° | 77 mm |
| SandyfordLeinster | 35 km NNW | 8° | 3° | 87 mm |