Albi weather in December

In December, Albi sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Albi's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
82 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:26 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.3 µg/m³ · 2015

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 9°C through the month.

A typical December day in Albi reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 14°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)
1104
2104
3104
4104
5103
6103
7103
8103
9103
10103
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2193
2293
2393
2492
2592
2692
2792
2892
2992
3092
3192

How December really feels in Albi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Albi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7711.81.69.11.5
Feb10° / 649.71.310.22.1
Mar13° / 7010.50.611.63.8
Apr16° / 8811.70.113.24.8
May20° / 10°8011.5014.56.0
Jun24° / 13°618.8015.27.0
Jul27° / 15°507.4014.97.2
Aug27° / 15°507.8013.87.2
Sep23° / 12°698.5012.37.0
Oct18° / 7110.3010.85.7
Nov12° / 8011.30.39.43.2
Dec / 8211.40.68.81.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43367
53367
63466
73466
83466
93565
103664
113664
123664
133763
143763
153763
163763
173664
183664
193565
203466
213565
223565
233367
243367
253367
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Albi gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1372
2382
3382
4382
5372
6372
7372
8362
9362
10362
11352
12352
13352
14352
15352
16352
17352
18352
19352
20352
21362
22362
23372
24372
25382
26382
27382
28382
29393
30383
31383

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 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 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 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 8:12 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:125:10
28.98:135:10
38.98:155:09
48.98:165:09
58.98:175:09
68.98:175:09
78.88:185:09
88.88:195:09
98.88:205:09
108.88:215:09
118.88:225:09
128.88:235:09
138.88:245:09
148.78:245:09
158.78:255:09
168.78:265:09
178.78:265:10
188.78:275:10
198.78:285:10
208.78:285:11
218.78:295:11
228.78:295:12
238.78:305:12
248.78:305:13
258.78:305:13
268.78:315:14
278.78:315:14
288.78:315:15
298.78:325:16
308.78:325:16
318.88:325:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.24 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Albi?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Albi.

What to pack for Albi in December

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

In December, Albi sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Albi 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 Albi peaks around July 16 at about 9 (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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Albi 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 Albi is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Albi's WHO annual average of 15.3 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2320 µg/m³Nov 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Albi?

Albi sits at 43.9°N, 2.1°E, 177 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Castres, 37 km away.

Topography around Albi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 174 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 m.

The land around Albi is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), grassland (27%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), cropland (27%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
383 m
80 km
1,201 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Castres 37 km · Rodez 58 km · Balma 63 km · Montauban 64 km · Toulouse 67 km · Blagnac 69 km · Colomiers 74 km · Tournefeuille 77 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 Albi (43.9298°, 2.148°, elevation 177 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).