Droitwich weather in December

In December, Droitwich sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°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 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Droitwich's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Droitwich's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
8:20 AM – 3:49 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Droitwich is town in Worcestershire, England, UK.

Density
3,226/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 8°C through the month.

A typical December day in Droitwich reaches about 8°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)
194
284
383
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2573
2673
2773
2873
2973
3073
3173

How December really feels in Droitwich

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.

Droitwich weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5411.8180.9
Feb / 459.61.29.51.2
Mar10° / 4910.10.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5411.40.313.63.4
May16° / 6110.8015.44.7
Jun19° / 11°6311.1016.45.7
Jul21° / 13°6010.80166.2
Aug21° / 13°5810.5014.56.1
Sep18° / 10°549.7012.45.6
Oct14° / 6611.5010.33.8
Nov10° / 6511.80.28.52.1
Dec / 6111.10.97.61.1

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 (%)
13070
23169
33367
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103268
113268
123070
133070
142971
152872
162872
172674
182674
192575
202476
212575
222674
232674
242674
252773
262872
272872
282773
292773
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Droitwich gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1351
2351
3341
4341
5341
6341
7341
8351
9351
10352
11352
12362
13363
14363
15373
16373
17373
18374
19384
20384
21374
22374
23374
24374
25374
26374
27374
28384
29384
30383
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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 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 8:04 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 3:53 PM to 3:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:043:53
27.88:053:52
37.88:063:52
47.78:083:51
57.78:093:51
67.78:103:50
77.68:113:50
87.68:133:50
97.68:143:50
107.68:153:49
117.68:163:49
127.58:173:49
137.58:183:49
147.58:193:49
157.58:193:49
167.58:203:49
177.58:213:50
187.58:223:50
197.58:223:50
207.58:233:50
217.58:233:51
227.58:243:51
237.58:243:52
247.58:253:52
257.58:253:53
267.58:253:54
277.58:263:54
287.58:263:55
297.58:263:56
307.58:263:57
317.58:263:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.6 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.6Dim
80.6Dim
90.6Dim
100.6Dim
110.6Dim
120.6Dim
130.6Dim
140.6Dim
150.6Dim
160.6Dim
170.6Dim
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210.6Dim
220.6Dim
230.6Dim
240.6Dim
250.6Dim
260.6Dim
270.6Dim
280.6Dim
290.6Dim
300.6Dim
310.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Droitwich?

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

1.1
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 Droitwich.

What to pack for Droitwich in December

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

In December, Droitwich sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Droitwich 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 Droitwich 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
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Droitwich?

Droitwich sits at 52.3°N, 2.1°W, 42 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bromsgrove, 10 km away.

Topography around Droitwich

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Droitwich has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m.

The land around Droitwich is covered by grassland (34%), trees (27%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), cropland (29%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
293 m
80 km
823 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bromsgrove 10 km · Worcester 10 km · Stourport-on-Severn 12 km · Redditch 15 km · Kidderminster 15 km · Great Malvern 21 km · Stourbridge 21 km · Halesowen 21 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 Droitwich (52.2667°, -2.15°, elevation 42 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).