Auxerre weather in December

In December, Auxerre sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 8.3 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 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Auxerre's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Auxerre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:35 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³ · 2019

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 7°C through the month.

A typical December day in Auxerre reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°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)
183
283
383
483
583
683
773
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2372
2472
2572
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3172

How December really feels in Auxerre

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Auxerre 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 / 6612.71.58.60.6
Feb / 5711.129.91.2
Mar12° / 5711.70.711.63.1
Apr16° / 6310.9013.44.6
May19° / 7411.7014.95.7
Jun23° / 13°5610.4015.76.6
Jul25° / 15°569.3015.46.9
Aug25° / 14°5710014.16.9
Sep21° / 11°609.2012.46.4
Oct16° / 7111.7010.64.7
Nov10° / 7012.30.59.12.2
Dec / 7713.31.58.30.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
21981
32080
42080
52080
62179
72278
82278
92377
102476
112476
122575
132575
142575
152575
162674
172674
182575
192575
202476
212476
222377
232278
242278
252278
262278
272278
282377
292377
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Auxerre gets around 77 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 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1424
2424
3424
4424
5423
6423
7423
8423
9423
10423
11424
12424
13424
14434
15434
16434
17435
18435
19435
20436
21436
22446
23446
24446
25446
26446
27446
28446
29446
30445
31445

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 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 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 8:21 AM to 8:41 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 4:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:214:50
28.58:224:50
38.48:234:49
48.48:244:49
58.48:254:49
68.48:274:48
78.38:284:48
88.38:294:48
98.38:304:48
108.38:304:48
118.38:314:48
128.38:324:48
138.28:334:48
148.28:344:48
158.28:354:48
168.28:354:48
178.28:364:49
188.28:374:49
198.28:374:49
208.28:384:50
218.28:384:50
228.28:394:50
238.28:394:51
248.28:404:51
258.28:404:52
268.28:404:53
278.28:414:53
288.28:414:54
298.28:414:55
308.28:414:55
318.28:414:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.85 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
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130.9Dim
140.9Dim
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160.8Dim
170.8Dim
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260.8Dim
270.8Dim
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290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Auxerre?

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

0.8
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 Auxerre.

What to pack for Auxerre in December

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

In December, Auxerre sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Auxerre 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 Auxerre peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Auxerre?

Auxerre sits at 47.8°N, 3.6°E, 120 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sens, 49 km away.

Topography around Auxerre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Auxerre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m.

The land around Auxerre is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), cropland (31%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
274 m
80 km
672 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sens 49 km · Montargis 66 km · Troyes 68 km · Gien 71 km · Montereau-Fault-Yonne 80 km · Avon 92 km · Fontainebleau 94 km · Nevers 95 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 Auxerre (47.7996°, 3.5703°, elevation 120 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).