Inverness in December: Weather, Average temperature and Climate
Weather in Inverness in December 2026
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Inverness;
Average weather
Average temperature in Inverness in December
The temperature in December is +7°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +13°C during the day and a minimum of -8°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 19% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +1°C to +5°C.
Is Inverness warm or cold in December?
Inverness is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +9°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°C to +1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Inverness, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Inverness in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | +9°C | +6°C | +6°C | |||
| Min. temperature | -12°C | -20°C | -15°C | |||
| Max. temperature | +18°C | +15°C | +15°C | |||
| Rainfall | 88 mm | 103 mm | 102 mm | |||
| Wind | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | |||
| Humidity | 85% | 86% | 85% | |||
| Air pressure | 1007 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1007 HPa | |||
☀️ | Sunny days | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
☁️ | Cloudy days | 8 | 9 | 7 | ||
🌧️ | Rainy days | 19 | 16 | 16 | ||
❄️ | Snowy days | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Our opinion | OK | Bad | Bad | |||
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 +6°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 88 mm to 103 mm. Humidity rises from 85% to 86%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 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 Inverness is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Inverness.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Inverness?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Inverness in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+10°C) and the highest in 2023 (+13°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 738 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 2582 mm.
FAQ
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Other cities in United Kingdom
Monthly weather in Inverness
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Inverness, 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.
