Chartres Weather in December
Chartres in December
The short of it: Chartres in December averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 2° · rain 62 mm · daylight 8 h 20 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Chartres brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 2°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 20 min in mid-December, 48 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Chartres runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 53 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Chartres, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesÎle-de-France | 53 km NE | 8° | 2° | 70 mm |
| VersaillesÎle-de-France | 62 km NE | 8° | 3° | 69 mm |
| OrléansCentre-Val de Loire | 68 km SSE | 8° | 3° | 63 mm |
| AntonyÎle-de-France | 68 km ENE | 8° | 3° | 64 mm |
| ÉvreuxNormandy | 69 km NNW | 8° | 3° | 72 mm |
| ClamartÎle-de-France | 70 km NE | 8° | 3° | 66 mm |
| Boulogne-BillancourtÎle-de-France | 70 km NE | 8° | 3° | 65 mm |
| Rueil-MalmaisonÎle-de-France | 70 km NE | 9° | 3° | 64 mm |