Ambert Weather in December
Ambert in December
The short of it: Ambert in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 0 °C (33 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 0° · rain 43 mm · daylight 8 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Ambert an average December high of 7°, a low of 0° and some 43 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 43 min in mid-December, 42 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Ambert runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Montbrison, 26 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Ambert, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MontbrisonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 26 km ENE | 8° | 1° | 44 mm |
| ThiersAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 37 km NNW | 7° | 0° | 49 mm |
| IssoireAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 38 km W | 8° | 1° | 35 mm |
| Saint-Just-Saint-RambertAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 39 km E | 8° | 1° | 46 mm |
| BrioudeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 40 km SW | 8° | 1° | 34 mm |
| Andrézieux-BouthéonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 40 km E | 8° | 2° | 47 mm |
| Aurec-sur-LoireAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 41 km ESE | 7° | 1° | 48 mm |
| LezouxAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 42 km NW | 8° | 1° | 39 mm |