Dalserf weather in December

In December, Dalserf sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 109 mm of precipitation across 15.4 wet days and about 6.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 12 min at the start of December to 6 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dalserf's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dalserf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
109 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
6 h 48 min
8:49 AM – 3:35 PM
Cloud cover
75%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Dalserf is village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

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 6°C through the month.

A typical December day in Dalserf reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
173
273
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572
672
772
872
972
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How December really feels in Dalserf

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.

Dalserf weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10916.43.57.40.4
Feb / 9214.23.49.20.7
Mar / 8414.32.211.41.4
Apr11° / 7213.80.913.82.4
May14° / 7614.10.215.93.6
Jun16° / 8514.4017.14.3
Jul18° / 11°8915.6016.74.9
Aug18° / 11°9915.6014.84.8
Sep15° / 7913.3012.54.2
Oct12° / 10315.30.110.12.7
Nov / 9815.40.681.4
Dec / 10915.42.56.80.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
43070
52971
62971
72971
82872
92971
102872
112872
122773
132674
142674
152674
162476
172476
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202377
212377
222476
232377
242377
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292476
302377
312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Dalserf gets around 109 mm of rain and snow over 15.4 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 50% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1505
2505
3505
4496
5496
6496
7486
8487
9487
10477
11477
12477
13477
14477
15477
16487
17487
18498
19498
20508
21508
22519
23519
24529
255310
265310
275410
285411
295511
305511
315511

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
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21100
22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 12 min at the start of December to 6 h 48 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 8:30 AM to 8:54 AM, and sunset from 3:41 PM to 3:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.28:303:41
27.18:323:40
37.18:333:39
47.18:353:38
57.08:363:38
67.08:383:37
77.08:393:37
86.98:403:36
96.98:423:36
106.98:433:35
116.98:443:35
126.88:453:35
136.88:463:35
146.88:473:35
156.88:483:35
166.88:493:35
176.88:503:35
186.78:503:35
196.78:513:35
206.78:523:36
216.78:523:36
226.78:533:37
236.78:533:37
246.78:543:38
256.78:543:38
266.78:543:39
276.88:543:40
286.88:543:40
296.88:543:41
306.88:543:42
316.88:543:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.38 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 4.69 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 0.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Dalserf?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dalserf.

What to pack for Dalserf in December

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

In December, Dalserf sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Dalserf in December

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 46 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Dalserf in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dalserf peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dalserf?

Dalserf sits at 55.7°N, 3.9°W, 54 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Larkhall, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Dalserf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dalserf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,126 m.

The land around Dalserf is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
390 m
80 km
1,126 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Larkhall 3.0 km · Wishaw 4.0 km · Meikle Earnock 8.0 km · Motherwell 8.0 km · Hamilton 8.0 km · Bellshill 11 km · High Blantyre 13 km · Blantyre 13 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 Dalserf (55.7333°, -3.9167°, elevation 54 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).