Bourg-lès-Valence weather in December

In December, Bourg-lès-Valence sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bourg-lès-Valence's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bourg-lès-Valence's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:18 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.7 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 8°C through the month.

A typical December day in Bourg-lès-Valence reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
193
293
393
492
592
682
782
882
982
1082
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1682
1782
1882
1982
2082
2182
2282
2382
2482
2581
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

How December really feels in Bourg-lès-Valence

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.

Bourg-lès-Valence weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6810.72.691.0
Feb / 559.12.510.11.8
Mar13° / 579.61.111.63.8
Apr17° / 8010.80.413.25.1
May20° / 11°8310.80.114.66.3
Jun25° / 14°608.6015.37.1
Jul28° / 16°546.6015.17.1
Aug27° / 16°536.7013.97.1
Sep23° / 13°847.7012.37.1
Oct17° / 9710.50.110.75.4
Nov11° / 10811.31.39.42.7
Dec / 6711.12.28.71.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23466
33466
43466
53565
63565
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123565
133664
143664
153664
163565
173565
183565
193466
203367
213367
223367
233367
243367
253268
263367
273367
283367
293367
303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bourg-lès-Valence gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1376
2376
3376
4376
5376
6376
7365
8365
9355
10355
11355
12355
13345
14346
15346
16346
17346
18346
19347
20347
21358
22358
23368
24369
25369
26379
27379
28379
29379
30379
31379

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 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
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1610calm
1710calm
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2010calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 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 8:05 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 5:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:054:55
28.88:064:55
38.88:074:55
48.88:084:55
58.88:094:54
68.78:104:54
78.78:114:54
88.78:124:54
98.78:134:54
108.78:144:54
118.78:154:54
128.68:164:54
138.68:164:54
148.68:174:54
158.68:184:54
168.68:184:55
178.68:194:55
188.68:204:55
198.68:204:56
208.68:214:56
218.68:214:56
228.68:224:57
238.68:224:57
248.68:234:58
258.68:234:58
268.68:244:59
278.68:245:00
288.68:245:00
298.68:245:01
308.68:255:02
318.68:255:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.25 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
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
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bourg-lès-Valence?

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

1.3
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 Bourg-lès-Valence.

What to pack for Bourg-lès-Valence in December

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

In December, Bourg-lès-Valence sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bourg-lès-Valence 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 Bourg-lès-Valence peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bourg-lès-Valence?

Bourg-lès-Valence sits at 44.9°N, 4.9°E, 115 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Valence, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Bourg-lès-Valence

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bourg-lès-Valence.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bourg-lès-Valence has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 760 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,680 m.

The land around Bourg-lès-Valence is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
760 m
80 km
2,680 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Valence 3.0 km · Romans-sur-Isère 18 km · Annonay 37 km · Montélimar 45 km · Vienne 64 km · Saint-Chamond 66 km · Saint-Étienne 67 km · Fontaine 68 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 Bourg-lès-Valence (44.947°, 4.8946°, elevation 115 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).