Dijon Weather in December
Dijon in December
The short of it: Dijon in December averages a high of 6 °C (44 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 70 mm · daylight 8 h 29 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Dijon an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 70 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 29 min in mid-December, 45 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Dijon runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Chenôve, 2 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Dijon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChenôveBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 2 km SSW | 6° | 1° | 70 mm |
| TalantBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 3 km N | 6° | 1° | 72 mm |
| Fontaine-lès-DijonBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 3 km N | 6° | 1° | 72 mm |
| Plombières-lès-DijonBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 4 km WNW | 6° | 0° | 75 mm |
| LongvicBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 5 km SE | 6° | 1° | 68 mm |
| Marsannay-la-CôteBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 5 km SSW | 6° | 0° | 74 mm |
| Saint-ApollinaireBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 6 km ENE | 6° | 1° | 69 mm |
| Sennecey-lès-DijonBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 7 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 68 mm |