Compiègne weather in December

In December, Compiègne sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Compiègne's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Compiègne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:46 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month.

A typical December day in Compiègne reaches about 7°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 2°C and 12°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)
183
283
383
483
573
673
773
873
973
1073
1173
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
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2272
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2472
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2772
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3072
3172

How December really feels in Compiègne

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.

Compiègne 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 / 5511.418.40.6
Feb / 4910.31.49.81.1
Mar11° / 5111.10.611.52.7
Apr15° / 5111.10.113.44.2
May18° / 6411.2015.15.5
Jun21° / 12°5710.70166.2
Jul24° / 14°539.5015.66.9
Aug24° / 14°6310.3014.26.8
Sep20° / 11°458.4012.46.4
Oct15° / 5810.5010.54.5
Nov10° / 5911.50.38.92.1
Dec / 7112.81.380.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52377
62377
72575
82575
92575
102575
112674
122674
132773
142773
152773
162674
172674
182674
192575
202476
212476
222476
232476
242377
252476
262476
272476
282476
292476
302476
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Compiègne gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2393
3393
4393
5393
6393
7403
8403
9403
10403
11403
12403
13403
14403
15404
16414
17414
18414
19414
20414
21424
22425
23425
24425
25425
26415
27414
28414
29414
30404
31404

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.

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
1215light breeze
1315light 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 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:31 AM to 8:52 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 4:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:314:46
28.28:324:46
38.28:334:45
48.28:344:45
58.28:354:45
68.18:364:44
78.18:384:44
88.18:394:44
98.18:404:44
108.18:414:44
118.08:424:44
128.08:424:44
138.08:434:44
148.08:444:44
158.08:454:44
168.08:464:44
178.08:464:44
188.08:474:45
198.08:484:45
207.98:484:45
217.98:494:46
227.98:494:46
237.98:504:47
247.98:504:47
258.08:514:48
268.08:514:48
278.08:514:49
288.08:514:50
298.08:514:50
308.08:524:51
318.08:524:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.73 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
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90.8Dim
100.8Dim
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140.8Dim
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310.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Compiègne?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Compiègne.

What to pack for Compiègne in December

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

In December, Compiègne sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°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 Compiègne 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 Compiègne peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Compiègne?

Compiègne sits at 49.4°N, 2.8°E, 42 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Crépy-en-Valois, 21 km away.

Topography around Compiègne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Compiègne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Compiègne is covered by trees (41%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
262 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Crépy-en-Valois 21 km · Noyon 22 km · Senlis 29 km · Nogent-sur-Oise 30 km · Creil 31 km · Soissons 36 km · Tergnier 43 km · Mitry-Mory 51 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 Compiègne (49.4179°, 2.8261°, elevation 42 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).