Amiens Weather in December
Amiens in December
The short of it: Amiens in December averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 3° · rain 77 mm · daylight 8 h 7 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Amiens an average December high of 8°, a low of 3° and some 77 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 3°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 77 mm.
The sun is up for about 8 h 7 min in mid-December, 51 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Amiens runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Albert, 28 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Amiens, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlbertHauts-de-France | 28 km ENE | 7° | 2° | 76 mm |
| AbbevilleHauts-de-France | 40 km NW | 8° | 3° | 88 mm |
| PéronneHauts-de-France | 46 km E | 7° | 2° | 73 mm |
| BeauvaisHauts-de-France | 54 km SSW | 8° | 2° | 81 mm |
| ArrasHauts-de-France | 56 km NE | 7° | 2° | 76 mm |
| ClermontHauts-de-France | 59 km S | 7° | 2° | 74 mm |
| NoyonHauts-de-France | 61 km SE | 7° | 2° | 68 mm |
| EuNormandy | 65 km WNW | 8° | 3° | 91 mm |