Avignon Weather in December
Avignon in December
The short of it: Avignon in December averages a high of 11 °C (53 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 3° · rain 60 mm · daylight 8 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & May
December in Avignon brings afternoons near 11° and nights around 3°, with about 60 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 11°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 55 min in mid-December, 39 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and May.
Against its neighbours, Avignon runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Le Pontet, 4 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Avignon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 29 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le PontetProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 4 km ENE | 11° | 3° | 60 mm |
| SorguesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 9 km NE | 11° | 3° | 61 mm |
| L'Isle-sur-la-SorgueProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 20 km E | 11° | 2° | 60 mm |
| TarasconProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 20 km SW | 12° | 4° | 58 mm |
| BeaucaireOccitanie | 20 km SW | 12° | 4° | 58 mm |
| OrangeProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 21 km N | 11° | 2° | 62 mm |
| CavaillonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 22 km SE | 11° | 2° | 60 mm |
| CarpentrasProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 23 km ENE | 11° | 1° | 62 mm |