Barking Weather in December
Barking in December
The short of it: Barking in December averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 7 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 3° · rain 62 mm · daylight 7 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Barking an average December high of 9°, a low of 3° and some 62 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 9°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 51 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Barking runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Ilford, 3 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Barking, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IlfordEngland | 3 km NNW | 9° | 3° | 61 mm |
| BecontreeEngland | 4 km NE | 9° | 3° | 60 mm |
| DagenhamEngland | 6 km ENE | 9° | 3° | 61 mm |
| Canary WharfEngland | 8 km WSW | 9° | 3° | 62 mm |
| RomfordEngland | 8 km ENE | 9° | 3° | 61 mm |
| WalthamstowEngland | 10 km NW | 9° | 3° | 61 mm |
| BexleyEngland | 11 km SSE | 8° | 3° | 68 mm |
| Stamford HillEngland | 12 km WNW | 9° | 3° | 62 mm |