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Shetland December Weather

Averages and records for weather in Shetland, United Kingdom in the month of December.

Typical Shetland December Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	6.7 °C
Average daily low	2.4 °C
Average monthly precipitation	15.1 cm
Daily chance of precipitation	85.2%

Shetland December Weather Records 1929–2024
Highest temperature	12.8 °C	December 9, 2013
Lowest temperature	-8.2 °C	December 29, 1961
Highest daily low	10.1 °C	December 8, 2016
Lowest daily high	-1.7 °C	December 30, 1950
Hottest average high temperature	9.1 °C	2016
Coldest average high temperature	3.4 °C	1981
Most daily precipitation	9.1 cm	December 5, 1934
Most monthly precipitation	27.4 cm	1999

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°C)		Record (°C)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
December 1	7.4	3.2	11.1	-4.6
December 2	7.4	3.2	12.2	-3.1
December 3	7.3	3.1	10.6	-3.9
December 4	7.3	3.1	12.3	-4.3
December 5	7.2	3.1	11.0	-4.7
December 6	7.2	3.0	12.6	-4.3
December 7	7.1	2.9	10.6	-5.4
December 8	7.1	2.9	11.0	-3.8
December 9	7.0	2.8	12.8	-4.4
December 10	7.0	2.7	11.9	-6.1
December 11	6.9	2.7	10.8	-4.4
December 12	6.8	2.6	9.8	-6.1
December 13	6.8	2.5	11.4	-7.4
December 14	6.8	2.5	10.9	-6.1
December 15	6.7	2.4	10.3	-6.1
December 16	6.7	2.4	11.7	-5.5
December 17	6.6	2.3	11.8	-4.8
December 18	6.6	2.3	12.5	-4.5
December 19	6.6	2.2	10.0	-5.6
December 20	6.6	2.2	10.3	-5.6
December 21	6.5	2.2	10.4	-6.6
December 22	6.5	2.2	10.2	-7.2
December 23	6.5	2.2	11.1	-3.7
December 24	6.4	2.2	11.5	-3.6
December 25	6.4	2.1	11.5	-3.9
December 26	6.4	2.1	10.6	-5.5
December 27	6.3	2.0	10.7	-6.0
December 28	6.3	2.0	11.6	-6.8
December 29	6.3	2.0	10.5	-8.2
December 30	6.3	2.0	10.2	-7.1
December 31	6.3	2.0	10.9	-6.1

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1929–2024	Lerwick	location