Gosforth Weather in December
Gosforth in December
The short of it: Gosforth in December averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 7 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 2° · rain 60 mm · daylight 7 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Gosforth an average December high of 8°, a low of 2° and some 60 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 12 min in mid-December, 65 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Gosforth runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Newcastle upon Tyne, 3 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Gosforth, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon TyneEngland | 3 km S | 8° | 3° | 58 mm |
| GatesheadEngland | 4 km SSE | 8° | 3° | 58 mm |
| WallsendEngland | 5 km E | 8° | 3° | 59 mm |
| FellingEngland | 6 km SSE | 8° | 2° | 66 mm |
| HebburnEngland | 7 km ESE | 8° | 3° | 59 mm |
| WhickhamEngland | 7 km SSW | 7° | 2° | 63 mm |
| Blaydon-on-TyneEngland | 7 km WSW | 8° | 2° | 56 mm |
| NewburnEngland | 8 km W | 8° | 2° | 56 mm |