Dunkirk Weather in December
Dunkirk in December
The short of it: Dunkirk in December averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 4° · rain 75 mm · daylight 7 h 56 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & August
December in Dunkirk brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 4°, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 56 min in mid-December, 53 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 May and August.
Against its neighbours, Dunkirk runs about middling and about as wet in December. Coudekerque-Branche, 2 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Dunkirk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 24 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coudekerque-BrancheHauts-de-France | 2 km SE | 8° | 4° | 75 mm |
| Saint-Pol-sur-MerHauts-de-France | 3 km W | 8° | 4° | 75 mm |
| Grande-SyntheHauts-de-France | 6 km WSW | 8° | 4° | 74 mm |
| KoksijdeFlanders | 20 km ENE | 8° | 3° | 77 mm |
| PoperingeFlanders | 32 km SE | 8° | 2° | 78 mm |
| HazebrouckHauts-de-France | 36 km SSE | 8° | 3° | 76 mm |
| CalaisHauts-de-France | 38 km WSW | 8° | 4° | 63 mm |
| IeperFlanders | 41 km ESE | 8° | 2° | 80 mm |