Belfort weather in December

In December, Belfort sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 143 mm of precipitation across 15.5 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 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Belfort's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belfort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
143 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:22 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 15.2 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 4°C through the month.

A typical December day in Belfort reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 9°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)
151
251
351
451
551
651
751
850
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1050
1150
1240
1340
1440
1540
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314-1

How December really feels in Belfort

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.

Belfort 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 / -1°12314.16.48.70.0
Feb / -1°102126.29.90.2
Mar10° / 10413.43.711.62.1
Apr14° / 8313.11.113.33.7
May18° / 10915.10.114.95.0
Jun22° / 12°8713.5015.75.9
Jul24° / 14°8213.6015.46.4
Aug23° / 14°8312.5014.16.6
Sep19° / 10°9211.6012.45.7
Oct14° / 10712.80.310.63.6
Nov / 11413.62.79.11.1
Dec / 14315.56.48.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42872
52872
62971
72971
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
132872
142773
152773
162674
172674
182575
192575
202476
212575
222575
232377
242377
252377
262377
272377
282476
292377
302377
312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Belfort gets around 143 mm of rain and snow over 15.5 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 50% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14717
24817
34818
44918
54918
64919
74919
84920
94920
104920
114921
124921
134921
145022
155022
165022
175022
185122
195122
205122
215122
225122
235122
245122
255122
265121
275121
285021
295020
304920
314920

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, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 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 8:07 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 4:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:074:38
28.58:084:37
38.58:094:37
48.48:114:36
58.48:124:36
68.48:134:36
78.48:144:36
88.38:154:36
98.38:164:35
108.38:174:35
118.38:184:35
128.38:184:35
138.38:194:35
148.38:204:36
158.28:214:36
168.28:224:36
178.28:224:36
188.28:234:36
198.28:244:37
208.28:244:37
218.28:254:38
228.28:254:38
238.28:264:38
248.28:264:39
258.28:264:40
268.28:274:40
278.28:274:41
288.28:274:42
298.28:274:42
308.38:284:43
318.38:284:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.91 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Belfort?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belfort.

What to pack for Belfort in December

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

In December, Belfort sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Belfort 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 Belfort peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Belfort?

Belfort sits at 47.6°N, 6.9°E, 362 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montbéliard, 15 km away.

Topography around Belfort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belfort has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m around an average of 387 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 835 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,416 m.

The land around Belfort is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
273 m
16 km
835 m
80 km
1,416 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Montbéliard 15 km · Audincourt 18 km · Mulhouse 38 km · Illzach 40 km · Wittenheim 40 km · Allschwil 52 km · Saint-Louis 53 km · Vesoul 53 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 Belfort (47.6422°, 6.8539°, elevation 362 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).