Lyon Weather in December
Lyon in December
The short of it: Lyon in December averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 2° · rain 57 mm · daylight 8 h 41 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & April
Thirty years of records give Lyon an average December high of 8°, a low of 2° and some 57 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 57 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 41 min in mid-December, 42 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and April.
Against its neighbours, Lyon runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Lyon 07, 1 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Lyon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 27 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon 07Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 km SW | 8° | 2° | 57 mm |
| Lyon 03Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 km NNE | 8° | 2° | 58 mm |
| Lyon 02Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 km WNW | 8° | 2° | 58 mm |
| Lyon 06Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km N | 8° | 2° | 58 mm |
| Lyon 05Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km NW | 8° | 2° | 58 mm |
| Lyon 08Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km SE | 8° | 2° | 57 mm |
| Lyon 01Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km NNW | 8° | 2° | 58 mm |
| VilleurbanneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3 km NE | 8° | 2° | 58 mm |