Château-Thierry weather in December

In December, Château-Thierry sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 13.4 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Château-Thierry's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Château-Thierry's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
82 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:42 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
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 Château-Thierry reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 11°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)
173
273
373
473
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1362
1462
1562
1662
1762
1862
1962
2062
2162
2262
2362
2462
2562
2662
2762
2862
2962
3062
3162

How December really feels in Château-Thierry

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.

Château-Thierry 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 / 6511.71.18.50.4
Feb / 5710.51.69.80.9
Mar11° / 5811.60.711.62.6
Apr15° / 5711.30.113.44.2
May18° / 6911.70155.5
Jun21° / 12°6211.6015.96.2
Jul24° / 14°5910.1015.66.8
Aug24° / 14°6410.2014.26.9
Sep20° / 11°548.9012.46.3
Oct15° / 6711.3010.54.3
Nov10° / 6612.10.58.91.9
Dec / 8213.41.68.10.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52476
62575
72575
82575
92674
102773
112773
122773
132773
142773
152773
162674
172674
182674
192575
202575
212476
222476
232278
242278
252179
262179
272179
282179
292179
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Château-Thierry gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 13.4 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1404
2404
3414
4414
5414
6413
7413
8413
9414
10424
11424
12424
13424
14434
15435
16435
17445
18445
19446
20446
21446
22446
23447
24447
25447
26436
27436
28426
29426
30425
31425

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

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 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 8:27 AM to 8:48 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 4:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:274:46
28.38:284:45
38.38:294:45
48.28:304:44
58.28:314:44
68.28:334:44
78.28:344:44
88.18:354:43
98.18:364:43
108.18:374:43
118.18:384:43
128.18:384:43
138.18:394:43
148.18:404:43
158.08:414:43
168.08:424:43
178.08:424:44
188.08:434:44
198.08:444:44
208.08:444:45
218.08:454:45
228.08:454:45
238.08:464:46
248.08:464:46
258.08:464:47
268.08:474:48
278.08:474:48
288.08:474:49
298.08:474:50
308.18:484:51
318.18:484:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.75 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
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140.8Dim
150.8Dim
160.8Dim
170.8Dim
180.7Dim
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220.7Dim
230.7Dim
240.7Dim
250.7Dim
260.7Dim
270.7Dim
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290.7Dim
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310.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Château-Thierry?

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

0.6
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 Château-Thierry.

What to pack for Château-Thierry in December

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

In December, Château-Thierry sees daytime highs around 6°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 Château-Thierry 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 Château-Thierry peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Château-Thierry?

Château-Thierry sits at 49.0°N, 3.4°E, 88 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Coulommiers, 35 km away.

Topography around Château-Thierry

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Château-Thierry has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m.

The land around Château-Thierry is covered by trees (41%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
282 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Coulommiers 35 km · Soissons 38 km · Meaux 39 km · Épernay 41 km · Crépy-en-Valois 43 km · Reims 52 km · Lagny-sur-Marne 54 km · Mitry-Mory 58 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 Château-Thierry (49.0464°, 3.403°, elevation 88 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).