Dole Weather in December
Dole in December
The short of it: Dole in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 91 mm · daylight 8 h 31 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & April
December in Dole brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 91 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 31 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and April.
Against its neighbours, Dole runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Damparis, 6 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Dole, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DamparisBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 6 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 86 mm |
| TavauxBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 9 km SW | 7° | 1° | 87 mm |
| AuxonneBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 14 km NW | 7° | 1° | 82 mm |
| GenlisBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 26 km NW | 7° | 1° | 75 mm |
| Saint-VitBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 27 km ENE | 6° | 1° | 100 mm |
| ArboisBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 30 km SE | 5° | 0° | 109 mm |
| PolignyBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 33 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 103 mm |
| Salins-les-BainsBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 34 km ESE | 5° | 0° | 115 mm |