Mâcon Weather in December
Mâcon in December
The short of it: Mâcon in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 1 °C (35 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 37 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 7° · low 1° · rain 74 mm · daylight 8 h 37 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
December in Mâcon brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 1°, with about 74 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 37 min in mid-December, 43 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, Mâcon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Bourg-en-Bresse, 33 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Mâcon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-en-BresseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 33 km ESE | 7° | 1° | 84 mm |
| Villefranche-sur-SaôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 37 km SSW | 8° | 2° | 61 mm |
| GleizéAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 38 km SSW | 7° | 2° | 62 mm |
| Saint-VallierBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 50 km NW | 7° | 1° | 67 mm |
| Chalon-sur-SaôneBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 52 km N | 7° | 1° | 73 mm |
| Saint-LeuBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 53 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 72 mm |
| Montceau-les-MinesBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 53 km NW | 7° | 1° | 68 mm |
| MiribelAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 55 km S | 7° | 2° | 62 mm |