Passy Weather in December
Passy in December
The short of it: Passy in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 136 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -3° · rain 136 mm · daylight 8 h 40 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Passy an average December high of 4°, a low of -3° and some 136 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 136 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 40 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Passy runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Sallanches, 5 km to the WNW, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Passy, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 16 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SallanchesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 5 km WNW | 6° | -2° | 104 mm |
| Chamonix-Mont-BlancAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 13 km E | 1° | -5° | 169 mm |
| ClusesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km NNW | 6° | -1° | 101 mm |
| BonnevilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 28 km NW | 6° | -1° | 107 mm |
| La Roche-sur-ForonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 34 km WNW | 6° | -1° | 104 mm |
| Martigny-VilleValais | 35 km NE | 6° | -2° | 88 mm |
| AlbertvilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 36 km SW | 7° | 0° | 93 mm |
| MontheyValais | 42 km NNE | 6° | -1° | 92 mm |