Driffield Weather in December
Driffield in December
The short of it: Driffield in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 7 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 2° · rain 62 mm · daylight 7 h 24 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Driffield an average December high of 7°, a low of 2° and some 62 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 24 min in mid-December, 61 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Driffield runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Beverley, 18 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Driffield, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeverleyEngland | 18 km S | 7° | 2° | 62 mm |
| BridlingtonEngland | 19 km ENE | 7° | 2° | 59 mm |
| Kingston upon HullEngland | 30 km SSE | 8° | 3° | 64 mm |
| ScarboroughEngland | 31 km N | 7° | 2° | 60 mm |
| BroughEngland | 32 km SSW | 7° | 2° | 60 mm |
| YorkEngland | 42 km W | 7° | 2° | 58 mm |
| GooleEngland | 44 km SW | 8° | 2° | 53 mm |
| SelbyEngland | 48 km WSW | 7° | 2° | 56 mm |