Derry climate

Derry Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Derry, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 8°C on December 1 to 6°C on December 31, and lows from 4°C to 3°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 127 mm over about 22 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Derry, in °C, with the record for each date.-5051015151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
7°C
Average low
4°C
Precipitation
127 mm
Reanalysis high
13°CDec 7, 2016
Reanalysis low
-3°CDec 2, 2010
Daylight
7 h 36 min to 7 h 16 min
Cloud cover
83%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
4°C
Wind
25.6 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 18°C4°C12°C 2015-2°C 201072%
Dec 28°C4°C12°C 1995-3°C 201072%
Dec 38°C4°C12°C 1994-2°C 201071%
Dec 48°C4°C12°C 20071°C 201670%
Dec 58°C4°C12°C 2007-1°C 201070%
Dec 68°C4°C12°C 2007-1°C 201070%
Dec 78°C4°C13°C 2016-1°C 201070%
Dec 87°C4°C11°C 20150°C 199570%
Dec 97°C4°C12°C 20160°C 201771%
Dec 107°C4°C13°C 19940°C 201770%
Dec 117°C4°C13°C 19941°C 201270%
Dec 127°C4°C13°C 20131°C 200269%
Dec 137°C4°C12°C 19980°C 199668%
Dec 147°C4°C12°C 19981°C 199968%
Dec 157°C4°C10°C 20150°C 200068%
Dec 167°C4°C11°C 20151°C 201968%
Dec 177°C4°C12°C 20150°C 201068%
Dec 187°C4°C12°C 2015-3°C 201069%
Dec 197°C4°C13°C 2015-2°C 201069%
Dec 207°C4°C11°C 2017-2°C 201069%
Dec 217°C3°C11°C 2014-3°C 201068%
Dec 227°C3°C12°C 2015-2°C 201069%
Dec 237°C3°C11°C 2002-2°C 201069%
Dec 247°C3°C11°C 2016-2°C 201069%
Dec 257°C3°C11°C 2011-3°C 201069%
Dec 266°C3°C11°C 2011-2°C 199570%
Dec 276°C3°C11°C 2019-3°C 199570%
Dec 286°C3°C11°C 2012-3°C 199571%
Dec 296°C3°C12°C 2015-3°C 199571%
Dec 306°C3°C12°C 2015-1°C 200071%
Dec 316°C3°C11°C 2011-1°C 200170%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Derry, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

December 1
sunrise 8:30 AM, sunset 4:06 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:54 AM, sunset 4:10 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.