Paris Weather in December
Paris in December
The short of it: Paris in December averages a high of 9 °C (47 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 4° · rain 65 mm · daylight 8 h 16 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
December in Paris brings afternoons near 9° and nights around 4°, with about 65 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 9°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 16 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Paris runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Paris 05 Panthéon, 1 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Paris, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris 05 PanthéonÎle-de-France | 1 km S | 9° | 4° | 65 mm |
| Paris 10 EntrepôtÎle-de-France | 2 km NNE | 9° | 4° | 65 mm |
| Paris 09 OpéraÎle-de-France | 2 km NNW | 9° | 4° | 65 mm |
| Paris 11 PopincourtÎle-de-France | 2 km E | 8° | 4° | 66 mm |
| Paris 11e ArrondissementÎle-de-France | 2 km ENE | 8° | 4° | 66 mm |
| Paris 13 GobelinsÎle-de-France | 2 km SSE | 8° | 4° | 65 mm |
| Paris 10e ArrondissementÎle-de-France | 3 km NNE | 8° | 4° | 66 mm |
| Paris 14 ObservatoireÎle-de-France | 3 km SW | 8° | 4° | 66 mm |