Saint-Chamond Weather in December
Saint-Chamond in December
The short of it: Saint-Chamond in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 1 °C (35 °F), with 53 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 1° · rain 53 mm · daylight 8 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Saint-Chamond an average December high of 7°, a low of 1° and some 53 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 53 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 43 min in mid-December, 42 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Saint-Chamond runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Rive-de-Gier, 10 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Saint-Chamond, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 28 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rive-de-GierAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 10 km NE | 8° | 2° | 53 mm |
| Saint-ÉtienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 11 km WSW | 7° | 1° | 54 mm |
| Roche-la-MolièreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 15 km WSW | 7° | 1° | 52 mm |
| Le Chambon-FeugerollesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km WSW | 7° | 1° | 52 mm |
| FirminyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 20 km WSW | 7° | 1° | 49 mm |
| Andrézieux-BouthéonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 20 km WNW | 8° | 2° | 47 mm |
| Saint-Just-Saint-RambertAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 21 km W | 8° | 1° | 46 mm |
| GivorsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 24 km ENE | 8° | 2° | 54 mm |