Nancy Weather in December
Nancy in December
The short of it: Nancy in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 80 mm · daylight 8 h 18 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & June
Thirty years of records give Nancy an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 80 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 80 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 18 min in mid-December, 48 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 April and June.
Against its neighbours, Nancy runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Jarville-la-Malgrange, 2 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Nancy, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarville-la-MalgrangeGrand Est | 2 km SE | 6° | 1° | 80 mm |
| LaxouGrand Est | 3 km W | 6° | 1° | 84 mm |
| Villers-lès-NancyGrand Est | 3 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 84 mm |
| Saint-MaxGrand Est | 3 km NE | 6° | 1° | 80 mm |
| Vandœuvre-lès-NancyGrand Est | 3 km SSW | 6° | 1° | 83 mm |
| ToulGrand Est | 22 km W | 6° | 1° | 73 mm |
| LunévilleGrand Est | 25 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 86 mm |
| Pont-à-MoussonGrand Est | 26 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 77 mm |