Weather in Glasgow in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Glasgow;
Average weather
Average temperature in Glasgow in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +8°C with a maximum of +13°C and a minimum of -4°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +2°C to +6°C.
Is Glasgow warm or cold in December?
Glasgow is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +9°C to +7°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +4°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Glasgow, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Glasgow in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +7°C | +7°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -8°C | -19°C | -15°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +14°C | +14°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 114 mm | 120 mm | 114 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 86% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 19 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +9°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +7°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 114 mm to 120 mm. Humidity rises from 85% to 86%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Glasgow is gradually increasing during December, going from 0 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Glasgow.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Glasgow?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Glasgow in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+11°C) and the highest in 2022 (+13°C). The driest year was 2001 with only 882 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 1696 mm.
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Monthly weather in Glasgow
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Glasgow, 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.