Totton weather in December

In December, Totton sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-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 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Totton's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Totton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:10 AM – 3:54 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Totton is town in Hampshire, 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 8°C through the month.

A typical December day in Totton reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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
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594
694
794
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984
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1283
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1583
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3183

How December really feels in Totton

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Totton weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6711.50.58.21.1
Feb / 5110.10.79.71.3
Mar10° / 4810.20.511.52.3
Apr13° / 5611.10.113.53.5
May16° / 5710015.34.9
Jun19° / 11°5410016.25.9
Jul21° / 13°5310015.86.4
Aug21° / 13°6510.4014.36.2
Sep18° / 11°549.3012.45.8
Oct14° / 7511.6010.44.0
Nov11° / 7511.708.72.4
Dec / 7111.40.57.81.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
43169
53169
63268
73367
83367
93268
103268
113268
123169
133169
143070
152971
162971
172971
182872
192872
202872
212971
222971
232971
242971
252971
262971
273070
283070
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Totton gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1371
2371
3361
4361
5351
6351
7351
8351
9351
10351
11361
12361
13371
14372
15372
16382
17382
18392
19392
20392
21392
22392
23392
24392
25392
26392
27382
28382
29382
30381
31381

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
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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 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
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2617light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 3:57 PM to 4:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:553:57
28.07:563:56
38.07:573:56
48.07:583:55
57.98:003:55
67.98:013:55
77.98:023:54
87.98:033:54
97.88:043:54
107.88:053:54
117.88:063:54
127.88:073:54
137.88:083:54
147.78:093:54
157.78:103:54
167.78:103:54
177.78:113:54
187.78:123:54
197.78:123:55
207.78:133:55
217.78:143:55
227.78:143:56
237.78:143:56
247.78:153:57
257.78:153:57
267.78:153:58
277.78:163:59
287.78:164:00
297.78:164:00
307.78:164:01
317.88:164:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.7Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Totton?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Totton.

What to pack for Totton in December

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

In December, Totton sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Totton in December

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 34 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Totton 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 Totton 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
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Totton?

Totton sits at 50.9°N, 1.5°W, 5 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Southampton, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Totton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Totton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m.

The land around Totton is covered by trees (39%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), water (28%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
187 m
80 km
305 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Southampton 6.0 km · Romsey 8.0 km · Hythe 9.0 km · Eastleigh 11 km · Bishopstoke 13 km · Hedge End 13 km · Winchester 20 km · New Milton 22 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 Totton (50.9188°, -1.4904°, elevation 5 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).