Châtillon Weather in December
Châtillon in December
The short of it: Châtillon in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 1° · rain 60 mm · daylight 8 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Châtillon an average December high of 7°, a low of 1° and some 60 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 40 min in mid-December, 43 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Châtillon runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Villefranche-sur-Saône, 14 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Châtillon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 22 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefranche-sur-SaôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 14 km NNE | 8° | 2° | 61 mm |
| ÉcullyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 15 km SE | 7° | 2° | 58 mm |
| TarareAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 17 km W | 7° | 1° | 61 mm |
| Lyon 09Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 17 km SE | 8° | 2° | 58 mm |
| Tassin-la-Demi-LuneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km SE | 7° | 2° | 58 mm |
| Caluire-et-CuireAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km ESE | 8° | 2° | 60 mm |
| Lyon 04Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km SE | 8° | 2° | 58 mm |
| FranchevilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km SSE | 7° | 2° | 58 mm |