Benasque Weather in December
Benasque in December
The short of it: Benasque in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 4 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 6° · low -2° · rain 88 mm · daylight 9 h 4 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Benasque brings afternoons near 6° and nights around -2°, with about 88 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 6th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 4 min in mid-December, 37 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, Benasque runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Bagnères-de-Luchon, 21 km to the NNE, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Benasque, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 45 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnères-de-LuchonOccitanie | 21 km NNE | 7° | 0° | 86 mm |
| VielhaCatalonia | 25 km ENE | 5° | -3° | 92 mm |
| el Pont de SuertCatalonia | 28 km SE | 8° | -1° | 71 mm |
| GrausAragon | 49 km SSW | 10° | 3° | 45 mm |
| Gourdan-PolignanOccitanie | 52 km N | 11° | 2° | 82 mm |
| MontréjeauOccitanie | 54 km N | 11° | 2° | 83 mm |
| CampanOccitanie | 54 km NNW | 9° | 1° | 90 mm |
| SortCatalonia | 54 km ESE | 8° | 0° | 52 mm |