Wolverhampton weather in December

In December, Wolverhampton sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 7.5 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 15% 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 Wolverhampton's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wolverhampton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
8:22 AM – 3:47 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Wolverhampton is city in the West Midlands, England, United Kingdom.

Founded
~985 CE

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 Wolverhampton 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)
184
284
383
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2573
2673
2773
2873
2972
3072
3172

How December really feels in Wolverhampton

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.

Wolverhampton 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 / 5512.31.180.8
Feb / 4610.11.39.51.1
Mar10° / 5010.80.811.52.1
Apr13° / 5611.90.213.63.2
May16° / 6111.5015.54.5
Jun19° / 11°6811.5016.55.5
Jul21° / 13°6511.8016.16.0
Aug20° / 13°6211.1014.56.0
Sep18° / 10°579.8012.45.4
Oct14° / 6711.2010.33.7
Nov10° / 65120.38.52.0
Dec / 6211.80.97.51.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43367
53367
63367
73466
83466
93367
103367
113169
123169
133070
143070
152872
162872
172773
182674
192674
202674
212674
222674
232674
242773
252773
262773
272773
282674
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Wolverhampton gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1371
2371
3371
4371
5371
6371
7371
8381
9381
10382
11382
12382
13392
14392
15393
16393
17393
18393
19393
20394
21394
22394
23394
24394
25394
26394
27394
28394
29394
30394
31394

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
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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 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
2717light breeze
2817light 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 8:05 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 3:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:053:51
27.78:073:51
37.78:083:50
47.78:093:50
57.68:113:49
67.68:123:49
77.68:133:48
87.68:143:48
97.58:153:48
107.58:163:48
117.58:173:47
127.58:183:47
137.58:193:47
147.58:203:47
157.48:213:47
167.48:223:47
177.48:233:48
187.48:233:48
197.48:243:48
207.48:253:49
217.48:253:49
227.48:263:49
237.48:263:50
247.48:263:50
257.48:273:51
267.48:273:52
277.48:273:52
287.48:273:53
297.48:283:54
307.58:283:55
317.58:283:56

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 4.96 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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40.6Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Wolverhampton?

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

1.0
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 Wolverhampton.

What to pack for Wolverhampton in December

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

In December, Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton?

Wolverhampton sits at 52.6°N, 2.1°W, 160 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Wednesfield, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Wolverhampton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wolverhampton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m.

The land around Wolverhampton is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (28%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
708 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Wednesfield 3.0 km · Willenhall 4.0 km · Tipton 7.0 km · Wednesbury 8.0 km · Bloxwich 9.0 km · Walsall 9.0 km · Dudley 10 km · Kingswinford 10 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 Wolverhampton (52.5855°, -2.123°, elevation 160 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).