La Baule-Escoublac weather in December

In December, La Baule-Escoublac sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°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 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 La Baule-Escoublac's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Baule-Escoublac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:57 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

La Baule-Escoublac is human settlement in France.

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 10°C through the month.

A typical December day in La Baule-Escoublac reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°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)
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La Baule-Escoublac weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7211.58.71.7
Feb / 549.29.92.0
Mar12° / 509.811.63.1
Apr14° / 5110.113.34.1
May17° / 12°5410.214.85.5
Jun20° / 14°418.615.76.5
Jul22° / 16°417.815.37.1
Aug22° / 16°457.914.17.1
Sep20° / 14°527.812.46.6
Oct16° / 11°7611.610.64.9
Nov12° / 7611.79.13.1
Dec10° / 8112.38.32.0

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 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

La Baule-Escoublac gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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3142

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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Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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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 8:43 AM to 9:03 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:435:16
28.58:445:15
38.58:455:15
48.58:465:15
58.58:475:14
68.48:485:14
78.48:495:14
88.48:505:14
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118.38:535:14
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158.38:565:14
168.38:575:14
178.38:585:15
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.99 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.99 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
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141.0Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit La Baule-Escoublac?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Baule-Escoublac.

What to pack for La Baule-Escoublac in December

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

In December, La Baule-Escoublac sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near La Baule-Escoublac in December

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in La Baule-Escoublac 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 La Baule-Escoublac peaks around August 10 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Baule-Escoublac?

La Baule-Escoublac sits at 47.3°N, 2.4°W, 28 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Guérande, 6.0 km away.

Topography around La Baule-Escoublac

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Baule-Escoublac.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Baule-Escoublac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m.

The land around La Baule-Escoublac is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (47%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
311 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Guérande 6.0 km · Saint-Nazaire 11 km · Couëron 49 km · Vannes 50 km · Saint-Herblain 55 km · Orvault 56 km · Bouguenais 57 km · Rezé 61 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 La Baule-Escoublac (47.2922°, -2.3639°, elevation 28 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).