Average temperature in December is 6.5 °C
Average daytime temperature is 8.7 °C
Average night temperature is 3.9 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 13.5 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -4.7 °C
Number of sunny days: 5
Number of rainy days: 25
Number of snow days: 1
Precipitation sum: 130 mm
* Weather data for Wakefield United Kingdom is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| December (°C) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Maximum temperature | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 11 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 7 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 10.3 | 8 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 7.5 |
| Apparent max temperature | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 5 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 8 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 1 | 6.9 | 4.9 |
| Mean temperature | -1.6 | -2 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 8 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 8 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Apparent mean temperature | -7.9 | -8.5 | -5.5 | -2.8 | -4.7 | -6 | -3.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -3.7 | -4.7 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -2.3 | -2 | 1.3 |
| Minimum temperature | -4.5 | -4.7 | -1.8 | 0.7 | -1 | -2.1 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 6 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | -0.4 | -1.3 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| Apparent min temperature | -5.2 | -5.4 | -3.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -3.5 | -0.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | -0.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| December | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Daylight duration (h) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 6.2 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 0 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 4.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 17.7 | 6.1 | 0 | 17.3 | 0.7 | 17.5 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0 | 14.7 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 2.8 |
| Precipitation hours | 0 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 9 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 10 | 11.4 | 15 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 16.2 | 31.6 | 22.6 | 53.4 | 42.6 | 28.3 | 13.6 | 26.1 | 17.3 | 16 | 36.5 | 33.5 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 36.6 | 53 | 36.9 | 35.3 | 49.9 | 37.5 | 36.3 | 38.8 | 41.3 | 42.9 | 33.4 | 24.5 |
In December 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Wakefield was 13.5°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to -4.7°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during December in Wakefield are 3.9°C and 8.7°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in December is about 130 mm.