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Weather in December in Guernsey

Thinking about venturing to Guernsey this December and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

What is the weather like in Guernsey in December?

Guernsey is a region in the United Kingdom. December in Guernsey generally has moderate temperatures, with high precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect moderate maximum daytime temperatures of around 12°C and nighttime temperatures around 9°C in St Peter Port.

Precipitation

December is a rainy month with an average rainfall of around 131 mm in St Peter Port.

Average sunshine

Most areas see fewer sunny days, with a projection of about 61 hours of sunshine in St Peter Port. This reduced sunlight makes it ideal for those who prefer dimmer, overcast conditions over bright sunny days.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Guernsey in December, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Guernsey climate page.

Where to go in Guernsey in December

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Guernsey on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in December for the 4 most popular destinations in Guernsey?

St Peter Port

In December St Peter Port generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 12°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 9°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

St Peter Port
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
14°C 
11°C 
82 hours 
131 mm 
18 days 
12°C 
9°C 
61 hours 
131 mm 
19 days 
poor 
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11°C 
8°C 
63 hours 
108 mm 
20 days 
poor 
Climate in St Peter Port

St Martin Guernsey

In December St Martin Guernsey generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 12°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 9°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

St Martin Guernsey
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
14°C 
11°C 
82 hours 
131 mm 
18 days 
12°C 
9°C 
61 hours 
131 mm 
19 days 
poor 
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11°C 
8°C 
63 hours 
108 mm 
20 days 
poor 
Climate in St Martin Guernsey

St Saviour Guernsey

In December St Saviour Guernsey generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 12°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 9°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

St Saviour Guernsey
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
14°C 
11°C 
82 hours 
131 mm 
18 days 
12°C 
9°C 
61 hours 
131 mm 
19 days 
poor 
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11°C 
8°C 
63 hours 
109 mm 
20 days 
poor 
Climate in St Saviour Guernsey

Castel

In December Castel generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 12°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 9°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Castel
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
14°C 
11°C 
82 hours 
131 mm 
18 days 
12°C 
9°C 
61 hours 
131 mm 
19 days 
poor 
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11°C 
8°C 
63 hours 
109 mm 
20 days 
poor 
Climate in Castel

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Guernsey, in the United Kingdom.

Is December the best time to visit Guernsey?

In our opinion, December may not be the ideal time to visit Guernsey due to the typically poor weather in St Peter Port.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in July, August and September offering mostly pleasant weather in St Peter Port. On the other hand, the months of January and December tend to have poor weather conditions.

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