Bray weather in December

In December, Bray sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 13.9 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bray's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bray's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
90 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:41 AM – 4:00 PM
Cloud cover
72%
3rd clearest
Wind
26 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Bray is town in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Density
4,439/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical December day in Bray reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Bray weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8114.70.57.91.2
Feb / 6412.70.99.41.1
Mar / 6212.20.511.51.5
Apr10° / 6112.70.113.62.1
May12° / 5812.3015.63.0
Jun14° / 11°6811.6016.64.0
Jul16° / 13°7113.6016.24.5
Aug17° / 13°7513014.54.7
Sep15° / 12°7512.5012.44.2
Oct13° / 10°9213.7010.33.2
Nov11° / 10715.30.18.42.1
Dec / 9013.90.47.41.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bray gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 13.9 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in December

Winds average 26 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:24 AM to 8:47 AM, and sunset from 4:04 PM to 4:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:244:04
27.68:264:03
37.68:274:03
47.68:284:02
57.58:304:02
67.58:314:01
77.58:324:01
87.58:334:00
97.48:354:00
107.48:364:00
117.48:374:00
127.48:384:00
137.38:394:00
147.38:404:00
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187.38:434:00
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.57 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bray?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bray.

What to pack for Bray in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Bray sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Bray in December

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Bray in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bray peaks around August 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bray?

Bray sits at 53.2°N, 6.1°W, 7 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Greystones, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Bray

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bray.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bray has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Bray is covered by water (43%) within 3 km, water (50%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
747 m
80 km
946 m
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December weather nearby: Greystones 7.0 km · Dún Laoghaire 10 km · Sandyford 12 km · Rathfarnham 16 km · Templeogue 17 km · Dublin 18 km · South Dublin 19 km · Tallaght 21 km

Ireland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$131,592
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 69%none 15%Protestant 4%Orthodox 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bray (53.2028°, -6.0983°, elevation 7 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).