Saint-Benoît Weather in December
Saint-Benoît in December
The short of it: Saint-Benoît in December averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 131 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 23° · rain 131 mm · daylight 13 h 24 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & July
Thirty years of records give Saint-Benoît an average December high of 28°, a low of 23° and some 131 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 28°, nights near 23°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 131 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 24 min in mid-December, 15 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and July.
Against its neighbours, Saint-Benoît runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Bras-Panon, 6 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Saint-Benoît, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 63 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bras-PanonReunion | 6 km NW | 29° | 23° | 140 mm |
| Saint-AndréReunion | 11 km NW | 28° | 22° | 147 mm |
| Sainte-RoseReunion | 13 km SE | 27° | 22° | 118 mm |
| La Plaine-des-PalmistesReunion | 14 km SW | 22° | 15° | 157 mm |
| SalazieReunion | 18 km W | 24° | 18° | 147 mm |
| Sainte-SuzanneReunion | 18 km NW | 29° | 23° | 149 mm |
| Sainte-MarieReunion | 23 km NW | 29° | 22° | 154 mm |
| La MareReunion | 25 km NW | 29° | 22° | 160 mm |