Plunge Weather in December
Plunge in December
The short of it: Plunge in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 7 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -3° · rain 67 mm · daylight 7 h 0 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Plunge an average December high of 1°, a low of -3° and some 67 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 1°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 0 min in mid-December, 68 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Plunge runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Plateliai, 15 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Plunge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlateliaiTelsiai | 15 km N | 1° | -3° | 68 mm |
| RietavasTelsiai | 21 km SSE | 1° | -3° | 66 mm |
| SalantaiKlaipėda County | 24 km NW | 2° | -3° | 67 mm |
| TelsiaiTelsiai | 26 km ENE | 1° | -3° | 62 mm |
| SedaTelsiai | 32 km NNE | 1° | -3° | 63 mm |
| EigirdžiaiTelsiai | 35 km ENE | 1° | -3° | 59 mm |
| GargždaiKlaipėda County | 36 km SW | 2° | -2° | 67 mm |
| KretingaKlaipėda County | 37 km W | 2° | -2° | 68 mm |