Rouen Weather in December
Rouen in December
The short of it: Rouen in December averages a high of 9 °C (47 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 11 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 9° · low 3° · rain 88 mm · daylight 8 h 11 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Rouen brings afternoons near 9° and nights around 3°, with about 88 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 9°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 88 mm.
The sun is up for about 8 h 11 min in mid-December, 50 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, Rouen runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Mont-Saint-Aignan, 2 km to the N, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Rouen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Saint-AignanNormandy | 2 km N | 8° | 3° | 97 mm |
| Bois-GuillaumeNormandy | 3 km NE | 8° | 3° | 97 mm |
| Sotteville-lès-RouenNormandy | 4 km S | 9° | 4° | 84 mm |
| Le Petit-QuevillyNormandy | 4 km SW | 9° | 3° | 88 mm |
| CanteleuNormandy | 5 km W | 8° | 3° | 91 mm |
| Le Grand-QuevillyNormandy | 6 km SW | 9° | 3° | 88 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-du-RouvrayNormandy | 7 km S | 9° | 4° | 84 mm |
| ElbeufNormandy | 19 km SSW | 8° | 3° | 83 mm |