Bressuire weather in December

In December, Bressuire sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 11.4 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 9°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 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 Bressuire's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bressuire's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:48 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical December day in Bressuire reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°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)
194
294
394
494
594
693
793
893
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1883
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083
3183

How December really feels in Bressuire

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 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
27
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bressuire 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 / 7011.30.88.81.3
Feb / 579.90.7101.8
Mar13° / 5610.30.211.63.3
Apr15° / 6011013.34.4
May19° / 10°7111.5014.85.7
Jun22° / 13°529.1015.66.7
Jul25° / 14°437.2015.37.4
Aug25° / 14°467.70147.3
Sep21° / 12°507.6012.46.8
Oct17° / 7411.8010.65.0
Nov12° / 7311.90.19.22.8
Dec / 7511.40.38.41.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32971
42971
53070
63070
73169
83169
93169
103169
112971
122971
132971
142971
152872
162872
172773
182674
192674
202575
212476
222575
232575
242575
252476
262476
272476
282476
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bressuire gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1361
2361
3361
4351
5350
6350
7350
8350
9350
10351
11351
12351
13351
14361
15361
16361
17371
18371
19371
20381
21381
22381
23381
24391
25391
26391
27391
28402
29402
30402
31402

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

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

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 8:33 AM to 8:54 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:335:10
28.68:355:10
38.68:365:09
48.58:375:09
58.58:385:09
68.58:395:09
78.58:405:08
88.58:415:08
98.48:425:08
108.48:435:08
118.48:445:08
128.48:445:08
138.48:455:08
148.48:465:08
158.48:475:08
168.48:485:09
178.38:485:09
188.38:495:09
198.38:505:10
208.38:505:10
218.38:515:10
228.38:515:11
238.38:525:11
248.38:525:12
258.38:525:12
268.38:535:13
278.38:535:14
288.48:535:14
298.48:535:15
308.48:545:16
318.48:545:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bressuire?

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

1.5
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 Bressuire.

What to pack for Bressuire in December

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

In December, Bressuire sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bressuire 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 Bressuire 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 highModerateLowJul 19UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bressuire?

Bressuire sits at 46.8°N, 0.5°W, 191 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Cholet, 38 km away.

Topography around Bressuire

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bressuire has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m.

The land around Bressuire is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
335 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Cholet 38 km · Les Herbiers 40 km · Fontenay-le-Comte 48 km · Saumur 56 km · Niort 58 km · Poitiers 70 km · Angers 70 km · La Roche-sur-Yon 74 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 Bressuire (46.8416°, -0.4904°, elevation 191 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).