Les Weather in December
Les in December
The short of it: Les in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 2 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 7° · low -1° · rain 91 mm · daylight 9 h 2 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Les an average December high of 7°, a low of -1° and some 91 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 7th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 2 min in mid-December, 38 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, Les runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Bagnères-de-Luchon, 10 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Les, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 45 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnères-de-LuchonOccitanie | 10 km WSW | 7° | 0° | 86 mm |
| VielhaCatalonia | 14 km SSE | 5° | -3° | 92 mm |
| MontréjeauOccitanie | 33 km NNW | 11° | 2° | 83 mm |
| Saint-GaudensOccitanie | 33 km N | 11° | 2° | 79 mm |
| Salies-du-SalatOccitanie | 38 km NNE | 11° | 2° | 73 mm |
| Saint-GironsOccitanie | 40 km ENE | 11° | 2° | 71 mm |
| LannemezanOccitanie | 44 km NW | 11° | 2° | 88 mm |
| CazèresOccitanie | 54 km NE | 11° | 2° | 67 mm |