Belfast climate

Belfast Weather in December

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

Average highs run from 25°C on December 1 to 25°C on December 31, and lows from 12°C to 13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 152 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 Belfast, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
25°C
Average low
13°C
Precipitation
152 mm
Reanalysis high
33°CDec 17, 2003
Reanalysis low
0°CDec 12, 1994
Daylight
13 h 38 min to 13 h 43 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
13°C
Wind
10.8 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 125°C12°C32°C 20153°C 199572%
Dec 225°C12°C32°C 20026°C 199574%
Dec 325°C12°C33°C 20195°C 199875%
Dec 425°C12°C33°C 19924°C 199875%
Dec 525°C12°C33°C 20186°C 199175%
Dec 625°C12°C30°C 20068°C 199174%
Dec 725°C12°C32°C 20069°C 199173%
Dec 825°C12°C31°C 20039°C 201774%
Dec 925°C12°C32°C 200310°C 200575%
Dec 1025°C12°C29°C 20089°C 199476%
Dec 1125°C13°C30°C 20036°C 199476%
Dec 1225°C13°C33°C 20030°C 199474%
Dec 1325°C13°C30°C 20185°C 199474%
Dec 1425°C13°C33°C 20038°C 199574%
Dec 1525°C13°C32°C 20069°C 201773%
Dec 1625°C13°C31°C 200310°C 201972%
Dec 1725°C13°C33°C 20039°C 200872%
Dec 1825°C13°C29°C 20038°C 200771%
Dec 1925°C13°C31°C 20155°C 200771%
Dec 2025°C13°C31°C 20088°C 200772%
Dec 2125°C13°C33°C 20039°C 199774%
Dec 2225°C13°C32°C 200811°C 199174%
Dec 2325°C13°C29°C 200511°C 200774%
Dec 2425°C13°C32°C 201510°C 199874%
Dec 2525°C13°C31°C 20189°C 199275%
Dec 2625°C13°C33°C 20186°C 199275%
Dec 2725°C13°C32°C 20189°C 199276%
Dec 2825°C13°C29°C 201511°C 200376%
Dec 2925°C13°C30°C 201510°C 200774%
Dec 3025°C13°C30°C 20208°C 200772%
Dec 3125°C13°C30°C 20039°C 200771%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

December 1
sunrise 5:00 AM, sunset 6:38 PM
December 31
sunrise 5:11 AM, sunset 6:54 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.