Chaumont weather in December

In December, Chaumont sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 102 mm of precipitation across 14.7 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Chaumont's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chaumont's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
102 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:30 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month.

A typical December day in Chaumont reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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 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)
162
262
362
462
562
662
762
861
961
1061
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

How December really feels in Chaumont

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.

Chaumont 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 / 8913.338.60.0
Feb / 7411.93.49.90.5
Mar11° / 7712.51.711.62.4
Apr15° / 7512.20.313.44.0
May18° / 9214.2014.95.2
Jun22° / 12°7712.4015.86.1
Jul24° / 14°7312015.46.7
Aug24° / 14°7711.5014.16.7
Sep20° / 11°8110.6012.46.0
Oct15° / 8812.60.110.64.0
Nov / 9513.31.291.4
Dec / 10214.73.58.20.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32179
42179
52179
62278
72377
82377
92377
102377
112476
122575
132674
142575
152476
162476
172377
182377
192377
202377
212278
222278
232278
242278
252179
262179
272179
282179
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Chaumont gets around 102 mm of rain and snow over 14.7 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1449
2449
3459
4448
5448
6448
7448
8458
9458
10458
11468
12468
13479
14479
15479
164810
174810
184911
194911
204912
215013
225014
235014
245014
255015
265015
275014
284914
294914
304913
314913

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 14 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
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light 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 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 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 8:16 AM to 8:37 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 4:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:164:43
28.48:174:42
38.48:184:42
48.48:194:41
58.38:204:41
68.38:224:41
78.38:234:41
88.38:244:40
98.38:254:40
108.28:264:40
118.28:264:40
128.28:274:40
138.28:284:40
148.28:294:40
158.28:304:41
168.28:304:41
178.28:314:41
188.28:324:41
198.28:324:42
208.18:334:42
218.18:344:42
228.18:344:43
238.18:344:43
248.18:354:44
258.28:354:44
268.28:364:45
278.28:364:46
288.28:364:46
298.28:364:47
308.28:364:48
318.28:374:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.83 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
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130.8Dim
140.8Dim
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170.8Dim
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210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Chaumont?

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

0.1
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 Chaumont.

What to pack for Chaumont in December

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

In December, Chaumont sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Chaumont 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 Chaumont peaks around July 17 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 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chaumont?

Chaumont sits at 48.1°N, 5.1°E, 322 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Dizier, 60 km away.

Topography around Chaumont

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chaumont has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 490 m.

The land around Chaumont is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
246 m
80 km
490 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Saint-Dizier 60 km · Bar-le-Duc 74 km · Vitry-le-François 80 km · Troyes 81 km · Toul 84 km · Dijon 89 km · Chenôve 92 km · Vesoul 92 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 Chaumont (48.1112°, 5.1413°, elevation 322 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).