Glasgow climate

Glasgow Weather in December

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

Average highs run from 6°C on December 1 to 4°C on December 31, and lows from 2°C to 1°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 136 mm over about 19 wet days.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Glasgow, in °C, with the record for each date.-15-10-5051015151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
5°C
Average low
2°C
Precipitation
136 mm
Reanalysis high
12°CDec 19, 2015
Reanalysis low
-10°CDec 29, 1995
Daylight
7 h 26 min to 7 h 05 min
Cloud cover
78%
Humidity
95%
Dew point
3°C
Wind
20.5 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 16°C2°C11°C 2006-4°C 201066%
Dec 26°C2°C10°C 2015-5°C 201066%
Dec 36°C2°C10°C 1995-5°C 201065%
Dec 46°C2°C11°C 2007-3°C 201265%
Dec 56°C2°C11°C 2007-4°C 201065%
Dec 66°C2°C10°C 2007-7°C 201065%
Dec 76°C2°C12°C 2016-7°C 201064%
Dec 86°C2°C11°C 2015-7°C 201065%
Dec 96°C2°C11°C 2016-3°C 201065%
Dec 105°C2°C12°C 1994-3°C 201764%
Dec 115°C2°C12°C 1994-3°C 201264%
Dec 125°C2°C11°C 2013-2°C 201763%
Dec 135°C2°C10°C 2006-4°C 199363%
Dec 145°C2°C11°C 1998-4°C 199364%
Dec 155°C2°C9°C 2005-2°C 201064%
Dec 165°C2°C10°C 2015-2°C 201064%
Dec 175°C2°C11°C 2015-5°C 201064%
Dec 185°C1°C10°C 2020-6°C 201065%
Dec 195°C1°C12°C 2015-6°C 201065%
Dec 205°C1°C9°C 2017-6°C 201064%
Dec 215°C1°C10°C 2014-6°C 201064%
Dec 225°C1°C11°C 2015-6°C 201064%
Dec 235°C1°C10°C 1991-8°C 201063%
Dec 245°C1°C10°C 2017-7°C 201063%
Dec 254°C1°C10°C 2011-6°C 199563%
Dec 264°C1°C10°C 2011-9°C 199564%
Dec 274°C1°C9°C 2007-10°C 199565%
Dec 284°C1°C10°C 2007-10°C 199566%
Dec 294°C1°C10°C 2018-10°C 199566%
Dec 304°C1°C11°C 2015-5°C 199566%
Dec 314°C1°C9°C 2011-4°C 200366%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

December 1
sunrise 8:23 AM, sunset 3:49 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:48 AM, sunset 3:53 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.