Digne-les-Bains in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Digne-les-Bains sees average daytime highs around 7°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 171 mm of precipitation over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Digne-les-Bains's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Digne-les-Bains's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
7°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-2°C
Precipitation
171 mm
22 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
0.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Digne-les-Bains in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C.

A typical winter day in Digne-les-Bains reaches about 7°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Digne-les-Bains

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Digne-les-Bains weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°567.34.29.10.7
Feb / -3°487.24.410.21.2
Mar11° / 628.9311.63.0
Apr14° / 88131.613.23.8
May18° / 9212.70.114.55.5
Jun22° / 11°729.2015.27.0
Jul25° / 13°366.30157.9
Aug25° / 12°346.4013.87.9
Sep21° / 678012.36.9
Oct16° / 869.20.310.85.2
Nov10° / 1019.72.29.42.5
Dec / -2°687.93.78.80.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Digne-les-Bains gets around 171 mm of rain and snow over 22 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Digne-les-Bains?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Digne-les-Bains.

What to pack for Digne-les-Bains in Winter

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

In winter, Digne-les-Bains sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 22 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Digne-les-Bains in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Digne-les-Bains peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Digne-les-Bains?

Digne-les-Bains sits at 44.1°N, 6.2°E, 524 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Manosque, 46 km away.

Topography around Digne-les-Bains

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Digne-les-Bains.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Digne-les-Bains has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m around an average of 747 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,873 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,311 m.

The land around Digne-les-Bains is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
650 m
16 km
1,873 m
80 km
3,311 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Manosque 46 km · Gap 53 km · Draguignan 65 km · Pertuis 73 km · Grasse 74 km · Brignoles 78 km · Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume 78 km · Vence 82 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 Digne-les-Bains (44.0925°, 6.232°, elevation 524 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.