Barcelonnette Weather in December
Barcelonnette in December
The short of it: Barcelonnette in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -3° · rain 96 mm · daylight 8 h 51 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Barcelonnette brings afternoons near 5° and nights around -3°, with about 96 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 51 min in mid-December, 40 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Barcelonnette runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Digne-les-Bains, 47 km to the SW, is 4° warmer by day.
December in Barcelonnette, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 53 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digne-les-BainsProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 47 km SW | 9° | 1° | 73 mm |
| GapProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 49 km WNW | 8° | -1° | 81 mm |
| BriançonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 57 km N | 4° | -4° | 109 mm |
| SisteronProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 60 km WSW | 9° | 1° | 63 mm |
| Borgo San DalmazzoPiedmont | 67 km E | 8° | 1° | 62 mm |
| CuneoPiedmont | 71 km E | 8° | 1° | 57 mm |
| SaluzzoPiedmont | 73 km ENE | 8° | 1° | 49 mm |
| PineroloPiedmont | 77 km NE | 8° | 1° | 49 mm |