United Kingdom · 1991–2020 normal

Scalloway in
December.

Typical December weather in Scalloway: 6.7°C by day, 2.4°C at night, 151 mm of rain over 23.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high6.7°C
Typical low2.4°C
Rain151 mm
Wet days23.2

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 46). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 52 from latitude 60.14°. Open-water sea temperature is 8.9°C (6 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 60.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 52. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are 2.4°C.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2638439
NOAA station
UK000003005 · LERWICK
Station distance
5.2 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.