Étaples Weather in December
Étaples in December
The short of it: Étaples in December averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 4° · rain 73 mm · daylight 8 h 1 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Étaples an average December high of 8°, a low of 4° and some 73 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 4°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 1 min in mid-December, 52 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 June and May.
Against its neighbours, Étaples runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Berck-Plage, 14 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Étaples, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 15 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berck-PlageHauts-de-France | 14 km SSW | 8° | 4° | 77 mm |
| BerckHauts-de-France | 14 km S | 8° | 4° | 77 mm |
| OutreauHauts-de-France | 21 km N | 8° | 4° | 67 mm |
| Le PortelHauts-de-France | 21 km N | 8° | 4° | 67 mm |
| Boulogne-sur-MerHauts-de-France | 23 km N | 8° | 4° | 65 mm |
| Saint-Martin-BoulogneHauts-de-France | 23 km N | 8° | 4° | 65 mm |
| WimereuxHauts-de-France | 28 km N | 8° | 4° | 63 mm |
| AbbevilleHauts-de-France | 49 km SSE | 8° | 3° | 88 mm |