Bourges weather in December

In December, Bourges sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 13% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bourges's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bourges's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:37 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.5 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 Bourges 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 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
193
293
393
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1682
1782
1882
1982
2082
2182
2282
2382
2482
2582
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3172

How December really feels in Bourges

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.

Bourges 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 / 6612.21.38.71.0
Feb / 5610.71.6101.5
Mar13° / 5810.90.511.63.5
Apr16° / 6410.80.113.34.8
May20° / 10°7011.8014.85.8
Jun23° / 13°549.4015.66.8
Jul26° / 15°518.5015.36.9
Aug26° / 15°508.40147.0
Sep22° / 12°578.4012.46.7
Oct17° / 7411.40.110.65.0
Nov11° / 7112.60.29.12.5
Dec / 7612.90.88.41.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42476
52476
62476
72575
82575
92575
102575
112674
122674
132575
142674
152674
162674
172674
182575
192575
202476
212377
222377
232377
242377
252377
262278
272278
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bourges gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1422
2422
3422
4422
5412
6412
7412
8412
9402
10402
11402
12402
13402
14402
15402
16403
17413
18413
19413
20423
21423
22423
23424
24434
25434
26434
27434
28434
29434
30434
31434

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 13 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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:23 AM to 8:43 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:234:58
28.68:244:57
38.58:254:57
48.58:264:56
58.58:274:56
68.58:284:56
78.48:294:56
88.48:304:56
98.48:314:56
108.48:324:56
118.48:334:56
128.48:344:56
138.38:354:56
148.38:364:56
158.38:364:56
168.38:374:56
178.38:384:56
188.38:384:57
198.38:394:57
208.38:404:57
218.38:404:58
228.38:414:58
238.38:414:59
248.38:414:59
258.38:425:00
268.38:425:00
278.38:425:01
288.38:435:02
298.38:435:02
308.38:435:03
318.38:435:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.93 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.93 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
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
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 Bourges?

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

1.2
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 Bourges.

What to pack for Bourges in December

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

In December, Bourges sees daytime highs around 8°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 Bourges 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 Bourges peaks around July 19 at about 7 (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 19UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bourges?

Bourges sits at 47.1°N, 2.4°E, 144 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vierzon, 29 km away.

Topography around Bourges

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bourges has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m.

The land around Bourges is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (38%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
441 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Vierzon 29 km · Romorantin-Lanthenay 58 km · Nevers 58 km · Châteauroux 61 km · Gien 70 km · Montluçon 84 km · Moulins 91 km · Olivet 94 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 Bourges (47.0833°, 2.4°, elevation 144 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).