Orange Weather in December
Orange in December
The short of it: Orange in December averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 2° · rain 62 mm · daylight 8 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & May
Thirty years of records give Orange an average December high of 11°, a low of 2° and some 62 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 11°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 53 min in mid-December, 40 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and May.
Against its neighbours, Orange runs about middling and drier than most in December. Sorgues, 15 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Orange, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 33 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SorguesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 15 km SSE | 11° | 3° | 61 mm |
| Bagnols-sur-CèzeOccitanie | 15 km W | 11° | 3° | 64 mm |
| BollèneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 17 km NNW | 10° | 3° | 64 mm |
| Pont-Saint-EspritOccitanie | 18 km NW | 10° | 3° | 63 mm |
| MonteuxProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 19 km SE | 11° | 2° | 60 mm |
| Villeneuve-lès-AvignonOccitanie | 19 km S | 11° | 3° | 61 mm |
| VedèneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 19 km SSE | 11° | 2° | 60 mm |
| Le PontetProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 20 km SSE | 11° | 3° | 60 mm |