Widnes Weather in December
Widnes in December
The short of it: Widnes in December averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 2° · rain 80 mm · daylight 7 h 31 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
December in Widnes brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 2°, with about 80 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 31 min in mid-December, 59 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 June and May.
Against its neighbours, Widnes runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Runcorn, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Widnes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RuncornEngland | 2 km S | 8° | 2° | 80 mm |
| Great SankeyEngland | 7 km ENE | 8° | 2° | 84 mm |
| PrescotEngland | 9 km NNW | 8° | 2° | 94 mm |
| HuytonEngland | 9 km NW | 8° | 2° | 83 mm |
| St HelensEngland | 10 km N | 8° | 2° | 92 mm |
| WarringtonEngland | 11 km ENE | 8° | 2° | 84 mm |
| Ellesmere Port TownEngland | 14 km SW | 8° | 2° | 72 mm |
| KirkbyEngland | 17 km NW | 8° | 3° | 89 mm |