Devizes Weather in December
Devizes in December
The short of it: Devizes in December averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 7 h 53 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 2° · rain 81 mm · daylight 7 h 53 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Devizes brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 2°, with about 81 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 53 min in mid-December, 54 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, Devizes runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Melksham, 10 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Devizes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelkshamEngland | 10 km WNW | 8° | 3° | 77 mm |
| ChippenhamEngland | 15 km NW | 8° | 3° | 77 mm |
| TrowbridgeEngland | 15 km WSW | 9° | 3° | 81 mm |
| BathEngland | 26 km W | 8° | 3° | 90 mm |
| FromeEngland | 27 km WSW | 8° | 3° | 89 mm |
| SwindonEngland | 27 km NNE | 8° | 2° | 74 mm |
| SalisburyEngland | 34 km SSE | 9° | 3° | 86 mm |
| KeynshamEngland | 36 km WNW | 9° | 3° | 91 mm |