Castries Weather in December
Castries in December
The short of it: Castries in December averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 55 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 4° · rain 55 mm · daylight 8 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & March
Thirty years of records give Castries an average December high of 12°, a low of 4° and some 55 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 12°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 55 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 56 min in mid-December, 39 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and March.
Against its neighbours, Castries runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Baillargues, 3 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Castries, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 29 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BaillarguesOccitanie | 3 km SE | 12° | 4° | 53 mm |
| Le CrèsOccitanie | 5 km SW | 12° | 4° | 54 mm |
| MauguioOccitanie | 7 km SSE | 12° | 4° | 53 mm |
| Castelnau-le-LezOccitanie | 8 km SW | 12° | 4° | 54 mm |
| MontpellierOccitanie | 11 km SW | 12° | 4° | 53 mm |
| LunelOccitanie | 12 km E | 12° | 4° | 54 mm |
| PérolsOccitanie | 13 km SSW | 12° | 5° | 52 mm |
| LattesOccitanie | 14 km SSW | 12° | 5° | 52 mm |