Spennymoor weather in December

In December, Spennymoor sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 7.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 24 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Spennymoor's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Spennymoor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
7 hours
8:33 AM – 3:33 PM
Cloud cover
71%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Spennymoor is town and civil parish in County Durham, 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 Spennymoor reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°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
283
383
483
583
673
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
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2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2563
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3062
3163

How December really feels in Spennymoor

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.

Spennymoor weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5512.31.97.60.7
Feb / 4811.12.19.30.9
Mar / 4510.41.211.51.8
Apr12° / 53110.413.72.8
May14° / 4911.6015.84.0
Jun17° / 10°6311.4016.95.1
Jul19° / 12°6312.1016.55.7
Aug19° / 12°6812.4014.75.6
Sep17° / 10°559.5012.55.1
Oct13° / 5811.20.110.23.4
Nov / 6312.20.68.21.8
Dec / 6212.81.37.10.8

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 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63367
73268
83268
93268
103268
113169
123268
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213070
223169
233169
243268
253268
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Spennymoor gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1434
2434
3434
4424
5424
6424
7414
8414
9414
10404
11404
12404
13404
14404
15404
16404
17404
18404
19404
20414
21414
22414
23414
24425
25425
26425
27426
28426
29436
30436
31436

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 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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2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2919light breeze
3019light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:15 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 3:38 PM to 3:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.48:153:38
27.38:163:37
37.38:183:36
47.38:193:36
57.28:203:35
67.28:223:34
77.28:233:34
87.28:243:34
97.18:263:33
107.18:273:33
117.18:283:33
127.18:293:33
137.08:303:33
147.08:313:32
157.08:323:33
167.08:333:33
177.08:333:33
187.08:343:33
197.08:353:33
207.08:353:34
217.08:363:34
227.08:363:34
237.08:373:35
247.08:373:35
257.08:383:36
267.08:383:37
277.08:383:37
287.08:383:38
297.08:383:39
307.08:383:40
317.08:383:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 0.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is December a good time to visit Spennymoor?

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

0.8
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 Spennymoor.

What to pack for Spennymoor in December

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

In December, Spennymoor sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Spennymoor 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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March 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
Jan7Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Spennymoor 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 Spennymoor peaks around August 10 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Spennymoor?

Spennymoor sits at 54.7°N, 1.6°W, 111 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bishop Auckland, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Spennymoor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Spennymoor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Spennymoor is covered by cropland (34%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
312 m
80 km
906 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bishop Auckland 7.0 km · Durham 9.0 km · Newton Aycliffe 9.0 km · Chester-le-Street 18 km · Houghton-Le-Spring 18 km · Peterlee 18 km · Darlington 20 km · Stanley 20 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 Spennymoor (54.6988°, -1.6023°, elevation 111 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).