Beaune weather in December

In December, Beaune sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Beaune's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beaune's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:27 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month.

A typical December day in Beaune reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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)
172
272
372
472
572
672
772
872
972
1062
1161
1261
1361
1461
1561
1661
1761
1861
1961
2061
2161
2261
2361
2461
2561
2661
2761
2861
2961
3061
3161

How December really feels in Beaune

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.

Beaune 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
Jan / 7011.728.70.3
Feb / 5710.32.2101.0
Mar12° / 5911.20.811.63.1
Apr16° / 7111.50.113.34.6
May20° / 10°8312.3014.85.7
Jun23° / 13°6611.1015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°609.8015.36.8
Aug26° / 15°619.60146.9
Sep21° / 11°699.4012.46.5
Oct16° / 8511.1010.64.7
Nov10° / 9012.30.99.11.9
Dec / 80132.18.40.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102674
112674
122674
132674
142674
152674
162674
172674
182674
192575
202575
212575
222575
232476
242476
252476
262476
272476
282476
292476
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Beaune gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1426
2426
3425
4415
5415
6415
7405
8405
9405
10405
11405
12415
13416
14416
15416
16416
17417
18417
19427
20428
21428
22438
23438
24439
25439
26438
27438
28438
29438
30428
31428

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 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 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 8:13 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 4:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:134:48
28.68:144:48
38.58:154:47
48.58:164:47
58.58:174:47
68.58:184:46
78.58:194:46
88.48:204:46
98.48:214:46
108.48:224:46
118.48:234:46
128.48:244:46
138.48:254:46
148.38:264:46
158.38:264:46
168.38:274:47
178.38:284:47
188.38:284:47
198.38:294:47
208.38:304:48
218.38:304:48
228.38:314:49
238.38:314:49
248.38:314:50
258.38:324:50
268.38:324:51
278.38:324:52
288.38:334:52
298.38:334:53
308.38:334:54
318.48:334:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.95 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 0.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Beaune?

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

0.5
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 Beaune.

What to pack for Beaune in December

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

In December, Beaune sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°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 Beaune 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 Beaune peaks around July 15 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Beaune?

Beaune sits at 47.0°N, 4.8°E, 221 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Chalon-sur-Saône, 27 km away.

Topography around Beaune

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beaune has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 238 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m.

The land around Beaune is covered by cropland (36%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (33%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
469 m
80 km
744 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Chalon-sur-Saône 27 km · Chenôve 32 km · Dijon 35 km · Le Creusot 40 km · Saint-Leu 42 km · Autun 42 km · Dole 50 km · Montceau-les-Mines 54 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 Beaune (47.0241°, 4.8389°, elevation 221 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).