Lake District weather in December 2025

Q: How cold is it in the Lake District in December?

Daytime temperatures usually reach 5°C in Grasmere, Lake District in December, falling to 0°C at night.

Q: How sunny is it in the Lake District in December?

There are normally 1 hour of bright sunshine each day in Grasmere, Lake District in December - that's 18% of daylight hours.

Q: Does it rain in the Lake District in December?

There are usually 19 days with some rain in Grasmere, Lake District in December and the average monthly rainfall is 318mm.

Expect 5°C daytime maximum temperatures in the shade with on average 1 hour of sunshine per day in Lake District in December based on long-term weather averages. There is usually 19 days with some rainfall and 318 mm of average monthly rainfall in December.

5
5°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
19
19 days with some rainfall
0
0°C min night temperature
7
7 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
318
318 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index

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The December weather guide for Lake District (Grasmere) shows long term weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

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How cold is it in the Lake District in December?

Daytime temperatures usually reach 5°C in Grasmere, Lake District in December, falling to 0°C at night.

How sunny is it in the Lake District in December?

There are normally 1 hour of bright sunshine each day in Grasmere, Lake District in December - that's 18% of daylight hours.

Does it rain in the Lake District in December?

There are usually 19 days with some rain in Grasmere, Lake District in December and the average monthly rainfall is 318mm.

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Browse the sunrise and sunset times for Lake District in December 2025. Select a month to view Lake District sunrise and sunset times for the next 12 months. The Lake District sunrise and sunset times shown below are for Grasmere.

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