Middlesbrough Weather in December
Middlesbrough in December
The short of it: Middlesbrough in December averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 17 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 68 mm · daylight 7 h 17 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Middlesbrough an average December high of 8°, a low of 2° and some 68 mm of rain. Middlesbrough's coldest stretch of the year, 8° by day and 2° by night. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 17 min in mid-December, 63 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, Middlesbrough runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Billingham, 4 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Middlesbrough, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BillinghamEngland | 4 km WNW | 8° | 2° | 68 mm |
| Stockton-on-TeesEngland | 5 km W | 8° | 2° | 66 mm |
| Thornaby-on-TeesEngland | 6 km SW | 7° | 2° | 67 mm |
| YarmEngland | 11 km SW | 7° | 2° | 66 mm |
| RedcarEngland | 12 km ENE | 7° | 2° | 70 mm |
| HartlepoolEngland | 12 km N | 7° | 2° | 71 mm |
| GuisboroughEngland | 12 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 90 mm |
| Ingleby GreenhowEngland | 16 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 88 mm |