Gray Weather in December
Gray in December
The short of it: Gray in December averages a high of 6 °C (44 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 88 mm · daylight 8 h 28 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Gray an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 88 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 28 min in mid-December, 46 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Gray runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Arc-lès-Gray, 1 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Gray, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc-lès-GrayBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 1 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 88 mm |
| AuxonneBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 32 km SSW | 7° | 1° | 82 mm |
| Saint-VitBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 34 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 100 mm |
| GenlisBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 36 km SW | 7° | 1° | 75 mm |
| Is-sur-TilleBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 38 km WNW | 6° | 1° | 77 mm |
| Chevigny-Saint-SauveurBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 38 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 70 mm |
| QuetignyBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 39 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 69 mm |
| BesançonBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 39 km SE | 6° | 1° | 108 mm |