Cirencester weather in December

In December, Cirencester sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cirencester's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cirencester's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:16 AM – 3:52 PM
Cloud cover
72%
6th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Cirencester is market town in east Gloucestershire, 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 7°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cirencester reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
184
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383
483
583
683
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1083
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1283
1383
1473
1573
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How December really feels in Cirencester

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cirencester weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6211.818.10.9
Feb / 489.719.61.1
Mar10° / 5210.80.911.52.1
Apr13° / 5811.90.213.63.3
May16° / 6511.7015.44.5
Jun19° / 11°6110.9016.35.6
Jul21° / 13°6311.40166.1
Aug20° / 13°6511014.46.0
Sep18° / 10°589.5012.45.6
Oct14° / 7011.7010.43.8
Nov10° / 6912.40.28.62.0
Dec / 66120.87.71.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
23070
33169
43169
53169
63367
73367
83367
93367
103268
113169
123169
133070
143070
152773
162773
172773
182773
192674
202674
212773
222773
232773
242773
252872
262872
272872
282872
292872
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Cirencester gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1381
2381
3381
4381
5371
6371
7371
8372
9372
10382
11382
12382
13392
14393
15403
16403
17403
18403
19413
20413
21413
22403
23403
24403
25403
26403
27393
28393
29393
30393
31393

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
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2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 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 8:00 AM to 8:22 AM, and sunset from 3:55 PM to 4:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:003:55
27.98:023:54
37.88:033:54
47.88:043:53
57.88:053:53
67.88:073:53
77.78:083:52
87.78:093:52
97.78:103:52
107.78:113:52
117.78:123:51
127.68:133:51
137.68:143:51
147.68:153:51
157.68:163:52
167.68:163:52
177.68:173:52
187.68:183:52
197.68:193:52
207.68:193:53
217.68:203:53
227.68:203:54
237.68:213:54
247.68:213:55
257.68:213:55
267.68:223:56
277.68:223:57
287.68:223:57
297.68:223:58
307.68:223:59
317.68:224:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.63 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
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40.7Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Cirencester?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cirencester.

What to pack for Cirencester in December

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

In December, Cirencester sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Cirencester 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 Cirencester peaks around August 12 at about 6 (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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cirencester?

Cirencester sits at 51.7°N, 2.0°W, 112 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Stroud, 16 km away.

Topography around Cirencester

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cirencester has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 654 m.

The land around Cirencester is covered by grassland (33%), cropland (33%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), cropland (36%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
255 m
80 km
654 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Stroud 16 km · Cheltenham 21 km · Swindon 22 km · Gloucester 25 km · Carterton 26 km · Chippenham 31 km · Calne 31 km · Tewkesbury 33 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 Cirencester (51.7193°, -1.9714°, elevation 112 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. 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).