Sorgues Weather in December
Sorgues in December
The short of it: Sorgues in December averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 54 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 3° · rain 61 mm · daylight 8 h 54 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & May
December in Sorgues brings afternoons near 11° and nights around 3°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 11°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 54 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, Sorgues runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Le Pontet, 6 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Sorgues, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 30 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le PontetProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 6 km SSW | 11° | 3° | 60 mm |
| Villeneuve-lès-AvignonOccitanie | 8 km SW | 11° | 3° | 61 mm |
| MontfavetProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 9 km S | 11° | 3° | 60 mm |
| AvignonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 9 km SW | 11° | 3° | 60 mm |
| ChâteaurenardProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 14 km S | 11° | 3° | 60 mm |
| CarpentrasProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 15 km ENE | 11° | 1° | 62 mm |
| Pernes-les-FontainesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 15 km E | 11° | 2° | 62 mm |
| OrangeProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 15 km NNW | 11° | 2° | 62 mm |