Paris Weather in December
Paris in December
The short of it: Paris in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -5° · rain 66 mm · daylight 9 h 0 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Paris an average December high of 1°, a low of -5° and some 66 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 1°, with nights near -5°. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 0 min in mid-December, 38 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Paris runs about middling and drier than most in December. Brant, 8 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Paris, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h