December 2022 Weather Outlook (and more)

What is a typical December like according to climate statistics?

What do long-term weather maps indicate for December 2022?

The long-term prediction for November 2022 was right in suggesting a drier than average first half of the month with a marked improvement in the final two weeks. The degree of improvement was admittedly, underestimated, however. Frequent episodes of heavy rain towards the end of November proved enough to tilt the penultimate month of the year towards a wetter than average ending. Where December 2022 is concerned, long-term maps appear to lack consensus. Consensus is stronger where temperatures are concerned. Overall, it is likely to be warmer than average. A very mild start to the month should fade into more seasonal levels around Christmastime. Intense cold spells are not looking likely. Turning our attention to precipitation, long-term maps remain very undecided. It appears that we should expect a generally unstable meteorological situation with a number of showery days. How heavy and persistent the rain is on showery days will determine how wetter or drier than average December 2022 ends up being. As things stand we’re expected precipitation in December 2022 to be around average or marginally below average.

What do long-term weather maps indicate for the longer-term?

FURTHER OUTLOOK (TEMPERATURE) FOR JANUARY 2023 – FEBERUARY 2023 – MARCH 2023 Warmer than Average

FURTHER OUTLOOK (PRECIPITATION) FOR JANUARY 2023 – FEBRUARY 2023 – MARCH 2023 Average*

* An ‘Average’ outlook means that maps are pointing towards normal storm system activity around the central Mediterranean. How autumn and winter fare in terms of actual precipitation amounts measured locally depends on whether the rain-producing systems that form around the Maltese Islands affect land or not.

Disclaimer: Specific details on the weather may only be given for a couple of days in advance. This long-term forecast is not meant to determine specific weather parameters at a point on the Maltese Islands. Instead, it looks at large scale weather patterns across Europe, and attempts to determine how these may influence the weather locally. Our levels of confidence in the forecast for the month ahead are fair. These are reasonably lower when it comes to the ‘Further Outlook’ section. Weather forecasts are an interpretation of possible weather events based on trends, maps and climate data at the time of the forecast, and as a result, weather predictions may always change over time. Maltese Islands Weather can never be held responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or even lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of this data. The user assumes the entire risk related to the use or misuse of this data.