Valence Weather in December
Valence in December
The short of it: Valence in December averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 59 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 2° · rain 59 mm · daylight 8 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & February
Thirty years of records give Valence an average December high of 9°, a low of 2° and some 59 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 9°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 59 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 48 min in mid-December, 41 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 June and February.
Against its neighbours, Valence runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Bourg-lès-Valence, 3 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Valence, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 41 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-lès-ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3 km NNW | 9° | 2° | 59 mm |
| Guilherand-GrangesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3 km WNW | 9° | 2° | 59 mm |
| Portes-lès-ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6 km SSW | 9° | 2° | 60 mm |
| Bourg-de-PéageAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 16 km NE | 9° | 2° | 62 mm |
| Tournon-sur-RhôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 17 km NNW | 8° | 2° | 58 mm |
| Livron-sur-DrômeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 17 km SSW | 9° | 2° | 63 mm |
| Romans-sur-IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km NE | 9° | 2° | 61 mm |
| CrestAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 24 km SSE | 9° | 1° | 67 mm |