Lorient Weather in December
Lorient in December
The short of it: Lorient in December averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 6° · rain 116 mm · daylight 8 h 25 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Lorient brings afternoons near 11° and nights around 6°, with about 116 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 11°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 116 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 25 min in mid-December, 46 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Lorient runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Lanester, 3 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Lorient, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 19 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h