Kirkby in Ashfield weather in December

In December, Kirkby in Ashfield sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kirkby in Ashfield's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirkby in Ashfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:21 AM – 3:41 PM
Cloud cover
72%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Kirkby in Ashfield is town in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, 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 Kirkby in Ashfield 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 2°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)
183
283
383
483
583
683
783
883
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1872
1972
2072
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2272
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2472
2572
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3172

How December really feels in Kirkby in Ashfield

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.

Kirkby in Ashfield weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5011.71.47.90.8
Feb / 419.71.69.51.0
Mar10° / 4410.3111.52.1
Apr13° / 5311.50.213.63.2
May16° / 5310.7015.54.6
Jun19° / 11°6311.3016.65.5
Jul21° / 13°6211.8016.26.0
Aug20° / 12°6210.8014.56.1
Sep18° / 10°539.2012.45.5
Oct14° / 6111010.33.7
Nov10° / 5811.70.38.42.0
Dec / 5711.51.17.40.9

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 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43466
53466
63565
73466
83466
93466
103466
113367
123367
133268
143169
153070
163070
172971
182872
192773
202773
212773
222872
232971
242971
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303169
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kirkby in Ashfield gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1372
2372
3372
4372
5372
6372
7372
8362
9362
10362
11362
12362
13362
14372
15372
16373
17373
18373
19373
20373
21374
22384
23384
24384
25385
26395
27395
28395
29395
30395
31395

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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11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
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2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 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 8:27 AM, and sunset from 3:45 PM to 3:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:043:45
27.68:063:44
37.68:073:44
47.68:093:43
57.58:103:43
67.58:113:42
77.58:123:42
87.58:133:42
97.48:153:41
107.48:163:41
117.48:173:41
127.48:183:41
137.48:193:41
147.48:203:41
157.38:203:41
167.38:213:41
177.38:223:41
187.38:233:41
197.38:233:42
207.38:243:42
217.38:253:42
227.38:253:43
237.38:253:43
247.38:263:44
257.38:263:45
267.38:263:45
277.38:273:46
287.38:273:47
297.38:273:47
307.48:273:48
317.48:273:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.56 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 4.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
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60.6Dim
70.6Dim
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90.6Dim
100.6Dim
110.6Dim
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160.6Dim
170.5Dim
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230.5Dim
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260.5Dim
270.6Dim
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310.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kirkby in Ashfield?

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

0.9
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 Kirkby in Ashfield.

What to pack for Kirkby in Ashfield in December

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

In December, Kirkby in Ashfield 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.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kirkby in Ashfield 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 Kirkby in Ashfield 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
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kirkby in Ashfield?

Kirkby in Ashfield sits at 53.1°N, 1.2°W, 162 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Sutton in Ashfield, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Kirkby in Ashfield

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirkby in Ashfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Kirkby in Ashfield is covered by artificial surfaces (27%), trees (26%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (30%), trees (28%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
266 m
80 km
694 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sutton in Ashfield 3.0 km · Mansfield 5.0 km · Hucknall 8.0 km · Mansfield Woodhouse 8.0 km · Alfreton 9.0 km · Eastwood 12 km · Heanor 12 km · Ripley 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 Kirkby in Ashfield (53.0998°, -1.2438°, elevation 162 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).