Guéret weather in December

In December, Guéret sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 8.5 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 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Guéret's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guéret's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
86 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:35 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 11.9 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 Guéret 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 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
183
283
383
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1182
1282
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2372
2472
2572
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3172

How December really feels in Guéret

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.

Guéret 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 / 7713.12.28.80.7
Feb / 6611.72.9101.2
Mar12° / 6912.5111.62.9
Apr15° / 8613.50.313.34.0
May18° / 9013.6014.75.3
Jun22° / 12°7311.7015.56.2
Jul24° / 14°6310.6015.26.9
Aug24° / 14°6510.20147.0
Sep20° / 11°709.7012.36.3
Oct16° / 8212.40.110.74.6
Nov10° / 8513.70.79.22.2
Dec / 8613.61.98.50.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32575
42575
52674
62674
72674
82773
92971
102971
112971
122971
132971
142872
152872
162773
172773
182773
192674
202674
212674
222476
232476
242476
252377
262377
272377
282377
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Guéret gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1455
2455
3455
4455
5444
6444
7434
8434
9425
10425
11425
12425
13425
14415
15415
16426
17426
18426
19427
20437
21437
22448
23458
24458
25468
26468
27468
28467
29467
30467
31467

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
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light 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 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 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 8:21 AM to 8:42 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:215:03
28.78:235:03
38.68:245:02
48.68:255:02
58.68:265:02
68.68:275:02
78.68:285:02
88.58:295:01
98.58:305:01
108.58:315:01
118.58:315:01
128.58:325:01
138.58:335:01
148.58:345:02
158.58:355:02
168.48:355:02
178.48:365:02
188.48:375:03
198.48:375:03
208.48:385:03
218.48:385:04
228.48:395:04
238.48:395:05
248.48:405:05
258.48:405:06
268.48:405:06
278.48:415:07
288.48:415:08
298.58:415:08
308.58:415:09
318.58:425:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.01 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.01 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
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Guéret?

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

0.9
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 Guéret.

What to pack for Guéret in December

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

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

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Guéret 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 Guéret peaks around July 18 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Guéret?

Guéret sits at 46.2°N, 1.9°E, 447 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montluçon, 59 km away.

Topography around Guéret

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guéret has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 943 m.

The land around Guéret is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
324 m
16 km
467 m
80 km
943 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Montluçon 59 km · Limoges 61 km · Châteauroux 73 km · Riom 101 km · Tulle 101 km · Chamalières 102 km · Clermont-Ferrand 104 km · Bourges 109 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 Guéret (46.1718°, 1.8717°, elevation 447 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).