Briançon Weather in December
Briançon in December
The short of it: Briançon in December averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -4° · rain 109 mm · daylight 8 h 48 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Briançon an average December high of 4°, a low of -4° and some 109 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -4°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 109 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 48 min in mid-December, 41 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Briançon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Embrun, 39 km to the SSW, is 4° warmer by day.
December in Briançon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 42 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmbrunProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 39 km SSW | 7° | -2° | 88 mm |
| SusaPiedmont | 42 km NE | 6° | -1° | 73 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 48 km NNW | 7° | -2° | 95 mm |
| AiraliPiedmont | 49 km E | 8° | 1° | 52 mm |
| PineroloPiedmont | 54 km E | 8° | 1° | 49 mm |
| GiavenoPiedmont | 58 km ENE | 8° | 0° | 47 mm |
| GapProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 58 km SW | 8° | -1° | 81 mm |
| AviglianaPiedmont | 63 km ENE | 8° | 0° | 44 mm |