Dole weather in December

In December, Dole sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 14.1 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 18% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dole's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dole's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:25 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.5 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Dole reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°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 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
183
283
383
483
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2372
2472
2572
2662
2762
2862
2961
3061
3161

How December really feels in Dole

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.

Dole weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9113.42.78.70.6
Feb / 7811.62.5101.2
Mar13° / 7812.11.111.63.3
Apr16° / 8011.90.113.34.9
May20° / 10°8812.7014.85.9
Jun24° / 14°7111.4015.66.6
Jul27° / 16°6310.1015.36.7
Aug26° / 15°649.80146.8
Sep22° / 12°7810.1012.46.6
Oct17° / 9511.90.110.64.9
Nov10° / 10513.41.19.12.2
Dec / 10414.12.48.40.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
42971
52971
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113169
123169
133070
143070
153070
163169
173169
183070
193070
203070
213070
222971
232971
242971
252971
262971
272971
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Dole gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1448
2458
3457
4457
5447
6447
7446
8446
9446
10446
11446
12456
13457
14457
15457
16457
17467
18468
19468
20469
21469
22479
23479
24479
25479
26479
27479
28479
29479
30469
31468

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 12 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:10 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 4:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:104:45
28.68:124:45
38.58:134:44
48.58:144:44
58.58:154:44
68.58:164:44
78.48:174:43
88.48:184:43
98.48:194:43
108.48:204:43
118.48:214:43
128.48:224:43
138.38:224:43
148.38:234:43
158.38:244:44
168.38:254:44
178.38:254:44
188.38:264:44
198.38:274:45
208.38:274:45
218.38:284:45
228.38:284:46
238.38:294:46
248.38:294:47
258.38:294:47
268.38:304:48
278.38:304:49
288.38:304:49
298.38:314:50
308.38:314:51
318.38:314:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.98 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 0.98 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
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Dole?

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
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dole.

What to pack for Dole in December

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

In December, Dole sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Dole 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 Dole peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dole?

Dole sits at 47.1°N, 5.5°E, 227 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Chenôve, 43 km away.

Topography around Dole

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dole has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,281 m.

The land around Dole is covered by trees (35%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
235 m
80 km
1,281 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Chenôve 43 km · Dijon 44 km · Besançon 44 km · Lons-le-Saunier 47 km · Beaune 50 km · Chalon-sur-Saône 59 km · Pontarlier 69 km · Vesoul 77 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 Dole (47.0922°, 5.4897°, elevation 227 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).