Agen weather in December

In December, Agen sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Agen's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:33 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.8 µg/m³ · 2018

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical December day in Agen reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 15°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)
1125
2115
3114
4114
5114
6114
7114
8114
9114
10114
11114
12114
13114
14114
15114
16114
17104
18103
19103
20103
21103
22103
23103
24103
25103
26103
27103
28103
29103
30103
31103

How December really feels in Agen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Agen weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 6110.80.59.12.2
Feb11° / 478.90.410.22.9
Mar15° / 5410.20.111.64.6
Apr18° / 7611.8013.25.4
May21° / 11°7812.4014.56.1
Jun25° / 15°659.7015.36.8
Jul28° / 17°527.70156.6
Aug28° / 16°618.1013.86.5
Sep25° / 14°588.6012.37.1
Oct20° / 10°6110.2010.86.2
Nov14° / 7011.109.43.8
Dec11° / 6511.20.28.72.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43466
53565
63565
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153664
163664
173565
183466
193466
203367
213367
223268
233367
243367
253367
263367
273268
283268
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Agen gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2380
3380
4380
5380
6380
7370
8370
9370
10360
11361
12361
13351
14351
15351
16341
17341
18341
19341
20341
21341
22351
23351
24351
25361
26361
27362
28362
29372
30372
31372

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:19 AM to 8:39 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:195:15
28.98:215:15
38.98:225:15
48.98:235:14
58.88:245:14
68.88:255:14
78.88:265:14
88.88:265:14
98.88:275:14
108.88:285:14
118.78:295:14
128.78:305:14
138.78:315:14
148.78:315:14
158.78:325:14
168.78:335:15
178.78:335:15
188.78:345:15
198.78:355:15
208.78:355:16
218.78:365:16
228.78:365:17
238.78:375:17
248.78:375:18
258.78:375:18
268.78:385:19
278.78:385:20
288.78:385:20
298.78:395:21
308.78:395:22
318.78:395:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.29 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Agen?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Agen.

What to pack for Agen in December

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

In December, Agen sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Agen 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 Agen peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Agen in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Agen is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1915 µg/m³Aug 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Agen?

Agen sits at 44.2°N, 0.6°E, 57 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 24 km away.

Topography around Agen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m.

The land around Agen is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), trees (30%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (37%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
225 m
80 km
387 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Villeneuve-sur-Lot 24 km · Marmande 49 km · Auch 62 km · Montauban 62 km · Cahors 70 km · Bergerac 73 km · Colomiers 87 km · Blagnac 88 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 Agen (44.202°, 0.6206°, elevation 57 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).