Vif Weather in December
Vif in December
The short of it: Vif in December averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 1° · rain 72 mm · daylight 8 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Vif an average December high of 8°, a low of 1° and some 72 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 8°, nights near 1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 47 min in mid-December, 41 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Vif runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Le Pont-de-Claix, 8 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Vif, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 29 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pont-de-ClaixAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 8 km NNE | 8° | 1° | 71 mm |
| ÉchirollesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 10 km NNE | 8° | 1° | 72 mm |
| EybensAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 12 km NNE | 8° | 0° | 79 mm |
| Seyssinet-ParisetAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 13 km N | 8° | 1° | 73 mm |
| GrenobleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 14 km NNE | 9° | 1° | 72 mm |
| FontaineAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 15 km N | 8° | 1° | 73 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'HèresAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 15 km NNE | 8° | 1° | 72 mm |
| SassenageAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 17 km N | 8° | 1° | 78 mm |