Bodmin weather in December

In December, Bodmin sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 101 mm of precipitation across 15.4 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bodmin's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bodmin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
101 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:21 AM – 4:09 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Bodmin is town in Cornwall, England.

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 Bodmin reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°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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Bodmin weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9215.28.31.4
Feb / 7312.49.71.4
Mar10° / 6812.711.52.1
Apr12° / 7112.813.52.9
May15° / 7012.215.24.0
Jun17° / 12°7112.216.15.0
Jul19° / 13°731215.85.7
Aug19° / 14°7612.714.35.6
Sep17° / 12°6411.212.45.2
Oct14° / 10°9614.510.43.7
Nov11° / 9816.38.82.3
Dec / 10115.47.91.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 72%.

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

Any precipitation

Bodmin gets around 101 mm of rain and snow over 15.4 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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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 21 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 4:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:054:12
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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 0.73 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bodmin?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bodmin.

What to pack for Bodmin in December

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

In December, Bodmin sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Bodmin 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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°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
Jan10Bracing
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Apr10Bracing
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Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Bodmin in December

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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 Bodmin peaks around August 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
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Location & terrain

Where is Bodmin?

Bodmin sits at 50.5°N, 4.7°W, 98 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is St Austell, 15 km away.

Topography around Bodmin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bodmin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Bodmin is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
407 m
80 km
651 m
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December weather nearby: St Austell 15 km · Newquay 25 km · Truro 33 km · Saltash 36 km · Plymouth 43 km · Falmouth 43 km · Redruth 44 km · Plymstock 47 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 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 Bodmin (50.4715°, -4.7243°, elevation 98 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).