Béthune Weather in December
Béthune in December
The short of it: Béthune in December averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 1 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 8° · low 3° · rain 74 mm · daylight 8 h 1 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Béthune brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 3°, with about 74 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 3°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 74 mm.
The sun is up for about 8 h 1 min in mid-December, 52 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, Béthune runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Bruay-la-Buissière, 8 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Béthune, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruay-la-BuissièreHauts-de-France | 8 km SW | 7° | 3° | 76 mm |
| LiévinHauts-de-France | 16 km SE | 7° | 3° | 75 mm |
| LensHauts-de-France | 17 km SE | 8° | 3° | 74 mm |
| HazebrouckHauts-de-France | 23 km NNW | 8° | 3° | 76 mm |
| ArmentièresHauts-de-France | 24 km NE | 8° | 3° | 76 mm |
| Hénin-BeaumontHauts-de-France | 26 km ESE | 7° | 2° | 74 mm |
| LommeHauts-de-France | 28 km ENE | 7° | 2° | 76 mm |
| ArrasHauts-de-France | 28 km SSE | 7° | 2° | 76 mm |