Alès Weather in December
Alès in December
The short of it: Alès in December averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 58 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 3° · rain 58 mm · daylight 8 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Alès an average December high of 11°, a low of 3° and some 58 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 11°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 58 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 53 min in mid-December, 40 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Alès runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Uzès, 30 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Alès, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 33 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UzèsOccitanie | 30 km ESE | 11° | 3° | 62 mm |
| NîmesOccitanie | 39 km SE | 12° | 4° | 61 mm |
| MarguerittesOccitanie | 41 km SE | 12° | 4° | 60 mm |
| Bagnols-sur-CèzeOccitanie | 43 km E | 11° | 3° | 64 mm |
| Pont-Saint-EspritOccitanie | 48 km ENE | 10° | 3° | 63 mm |
| LunelOccitanie | 50 km S | 12° | 4° | 54 mm |
| VauvertOccitanie | 50 km SSE | 12° | 4° | 56 mm |
| Bourg-Saint-AndéolAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 53 km ENE | 10° | 3° | 64 mm |