Louth weather in December

In December, Louth sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Louth's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Louth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:18 AM – 3:34 PM
Cloud cover
70%
3rd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Louth is town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, 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 Louth 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)
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283
383
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583
683
783
883
983
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How December really feels in Louth

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.

Louth weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5111.417.80.8
Feb / 409.61.49.41.1
Mar10° / 4410.90.611.52.0
Apr12° / 5011.10.213.73.1
May15° / 5511015.64.4
Jun18° / 11°6912016.65.3
Jul21° / 13°7212.4016.25.9
Aug21° / 13°6711.5014.66.0
Sep18° / 11°5810.2012.45.5
Oct14° / 6211010.33.8
Nov10° / 5711.20.38.42.1
Dec / 5210.917.30.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23664
33664
43763
53862
63862
73862
83961
93961
103763
113763
123664
133664
143466
153367
163268
173268
183169
193070
203070
213169
223070
233070
243070
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Louth gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1353
2353
3353
4353
5353
6353
7343
8343
9342
10342
11342
12342
13352
14352
15352
16352
17352
18352
19352
20353
21353
22363
23363
24364
25364
26364
27364
28374
29375
30375
31384

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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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 19 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
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3020light breeze
3120light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 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 8:01 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 3:39 PM to 3:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:013:39
27.68:023:38
37.68:043:37
47.58:053:37
57.58:063:36
67.58:083:36
77.48:093:36
87.48:103:35
97.48:113:35
107.48:123:35
117.48:133:35
127.38:143:34
137.38:153:34
147.38:163:34
157.38:173:34
167.38:183:34
177.38:193:35
187.38:193:35
197.38:203:35
207.28:213:35
217.28:213:36
227.28:223:36
237.28:223:37
247.28:223:37
257.38:233:38
267.38:233:39
277.38:233:39
287.38:233:40
297.38:243:41
307.38:243:42
317.38:243:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.58 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
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30.6Dim
40.6Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Louth?

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
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Louth.

What to pack for Louth in December

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

In December, Louth sees daytime highs around 7°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

Sea temperature near Louth in December

The nearest coast averages about 8°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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near 6°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
Jan6Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Louth 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 Louth peaks around August 11 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 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Louth?

Louth sits at 53.4°N, 0.0°W, 32 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Cleethorpes, 22 km away.

Topography around Louth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Louth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m.

The land around Louth is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
225 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Cleethorpes 22 km · Grimsby 23 km · Skegness 34 km · Lincoln 39 km · Boston 43 km · Kingston upon Hull 47 km · Sleaford 49 km · Scunthorpe 49 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 Louth (53.3666°, -0.0044°, elevation 32 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).