Weather in Bournemouth in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Bournemouth;
Average weather
Average temperature in Bournemouth in December
Going from a maximum of +14°C during the day to a minimum of -2°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +11°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 56% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +2°C to +11°C.
Is Bournemouth warm or cold in December?
Bournemouth is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +11°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +8°C to +6°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Bournemouth:
Climate in Bournemouth in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +9°C | +8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -2°C | -4°C | -7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +15°C | +14°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 82 mm | 85 mm | 75 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 86% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 17 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +11°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +9°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 82 mm to 85 mm. Humidity rises from 85% to 86%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 2 sunny days in November to 1 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Bournemouth is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Bournemouth?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bournemouth in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+11°C) and the highest in 2022 (+16°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 551 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1381 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bournemouth, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.