Tours Weather in December
Tours in December
The short of it: Tours in December averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 28 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 74 mm · daylight 8 h 28 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Tours brings afternoons near 9° and nights around 3°, with about 74 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 74 mm.
The sun is up for about 8 h 28 min in mid-December, 45 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, Tours runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. La Riche, 3 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Tours, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La RicheCentre-Val de Loire | 3 km WSW | 9° | 3° | 74 mm |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-LoireCentre-Val de Loire | 3 km WNW | 9° | 3° | 74 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-des-CorpsCentre-Val de Loire | 3 km ESE | 9° | 3° | 73 mm |
| Saint-AvertinCentre-Val de Loire | 4 km SE | 9° | 3° | 74 mm |
| La Ville-aux-DamesCentre-Val de Loire | 5 km E | 9° | 3° | 72 mm |
| Joué-lès-ToursCentre-Val de Loire | 6 km SSW | 9° | 3° | 75 mm |
| Chambray-lès-ToursCentre-Val de Loire | 7 km S | 9° | 3° | 74 mm |
| FondettesCentre-Val de Loire | 8 km W | 9° | 3° | 75 mm |