Abbeville weather in December

In December, Abbeville sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Abbeville's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abbeville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:53 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month.

A typical December day in Abbeville reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
184
284
384
484
584
684
784
883
983
1083
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
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2273
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3173

How December really feels in Abbeville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Abbeville weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6311.80.88.30.7
Feb / 54111.19.71.0
Mar11° / 5411.20.511.52.4
Apr14° / 5510.90.213.53.8
May17° / 6611.8015.25.0
Jun20° / 12°6010.9016.15.9
Jul22° / 14°6110.8015.76.5
Aug22° / 14°6911.5014.36.4
Sep19° / 12°509.9012.45.9
Oct15° / 7211.9010.54.2
Nov10° / 6912.50.28.82.1
Dec / 8013.30.97.91.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32476
42476
52476
62674
72674
82674
92674
102773
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
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182872
192773
202674
212674
222674
232773
242674
252674
262674
272674
282773
292773
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Abbeville gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1422
2422
3422
4422
5412
6412
7412
8412
9412
10412
11412
12412
13413
14413
15413
16423
17423
18423
19433
20434
21434
22444
23444
24444
25444
26444
27443
28443
29433
30433
31433

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
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2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:38 AM to 8:59 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:384:47
28.18:394:47
38.18:404:46
48.18:414:46
58.18:424:46
68.08:444:45
78.08:454:45
88.08:464:45
98.08:474:45
107.98:484:44
117.98:494:44
127.98:504:44
137.98:514:44
147.98:514:44
157.98:524:45
167.98:534:45
177.98:544:45
187.88:544:45
197.88:554:45
207.88:564:46
217.88:564:46
227.88:574:47
237.88:574:47
247.88:574:48
257.88:584:48
267.88:584:49
277.98:584:50
287.98:594:50
297.98:594:51
307.98:594:52
317.98:594:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.73 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Abbeville?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abbeville.

What to pack for Abbeville in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Abbeville sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Abbeville in December

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Abbeville in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abbeville peaks around August 10 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Abbeville?

Abbeville sits at 50.1°N, 1.8°E, 10 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Berck, 37 km away.

Topography around Abbeville

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abbeville.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abbeville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m.

The land around Abbeville is covered by trees (30%), cropland (27%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
309 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Berck 37 km · Berck-Plage 39 km · Amiens 40 km · Dieppe 58 km · Bruay-la-Buissière 66 km · Outreau 69 km · Arras 71 km · Boulogne-sur-Mer 71 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abbeville (50.1052°, 1.8355°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).