Ely Weather in December
Ely in December
The short of it: Ely in December averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 3° · rain 50 mm · daylight 7 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
December in Ely brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 3°, with about 50 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 50 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 42 min in mid-December, 57 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and July.
Against its neighbours, Ely runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Newmarket, 20 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Ely, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewmarketEngland | 20 km SSE | 8° | 3° | 54 mm |
| MarchEngland | 21 km NW | 8° | 2° | 48 mm |
| CambridgeEngland | 24 km SSW | 8° | 2° | 50 mm |
| WisbechEngland | 30 km NNW | 8° | 2° | 49 mm |
| HuntingdonEngland | 31 km WSW | 8° | 2° | 50 mm |
| ThetfordEngland | 33 km E | 8° | 3° | 56 mm |
| Bury St EdmundsEngland | 35 km ESE | 8° | 3° | 54 mm |
| HaverhillEngland | 37 km SSE | 8° | 2° | 57 mm |