Le Havre weather in December

In December, Le Havre sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 121 mm of precipitation across 16.6 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°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 Le Havre's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Le Havre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
121 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:57 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Le Havre is commune in Seine-Maritime, France.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,961/km²
people per km²

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 9°C through the month.

A typical December day in Le Havre reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Le Havre 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8715.10.58.41.2
Feb / 7013.10.89.81.2
Mar10° / 6612.20.311.52.1
Apr12° / 5911.3013.43.1
May15° / 11°5910.9015.14.3
Jun18° / 13°6010.70165.5
Jul20° / 15°6111015.66.2
Aug20° / 16°7311.8014.26.1
Sep18° / 14°7811.7012.45.6
Oct15° / 11°10414.9010.54.1
Nov11° / 11116.30.18.92.4
Dec / 12116.60.481.4

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 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Le Havre gets around 121 mm of rain and snow over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 23 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
223breezy
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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 8:42 AM to 9:03 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:424:57
28.28:434:56
38.28:444:56
48.28:454:56
58.18:474:55
68.18:484:55
78.18:494:55
88.18:504:54
98.18:514:54
108.08:524:54
118.08:534:54
128.08:544:54
138.08:554:54
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158.08:564:54
168.08:574:55
178.08:584:55
187.98:584:55
197.98:594:55
207.99:004:56
217.99:004:56
227.99:014:57
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247.99:014:58
257.99:024:58
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278.09:024:59
288.09:035:00
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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 0.8 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Le Havre?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Le Havre.

What to pack for Le Havre in December

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

In December, Le Havre sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Le Havre in December

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Le Havre 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 Le Havre peaks around June 18 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Le Havre in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Le Havre is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Le Havre's WHO annual average of 10.4 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Nov 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Le Havre?

Le Havre sits at 49.5°N, 0.1°E, 5 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montivilliers, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Le Havre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le Havre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m.

The land around Le Havre is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and water (37%) within 3 km, water (56%) within 16 km, and water (32%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
168 m
80 km
382 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Montivilliers 8.0 km · Deauville 15 km · Fécamp 35 km · Lisieux 40 km · Hérouville-Saint-Clair 43 km · Caen 48 km · Bayeux 63 km · Canteleu 67 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 Le Havre (49.4935°, 0.1079°, elevation 5 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).