Lens weather in December

In December, Lens sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 7.9 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 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lens's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lens's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:51 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 20.8 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 Lens reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°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)
184
284
383
483
583
683
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2573
2673
2773
2872
2972
3072
3172

How December really feels in Lens

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.

Lens 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 / 5611.30.98.30.7
Feb / 4810.11.19.71.0
Mar11° / 4911.10.711.52.4
Apr14° / 4911.10.113.53.9
May17° / 6211.9015.25.2
Jun20° / 12°6010.5016.16.0
Jul22° / 14°6010.8015.86.5
Aug22° / 14°6811.1014.36.5
Sep19° / 11°4910012.45.9
Oct15° / 6011.2010.54.3
Nov10° / 6112.10.38.82.1
Dec / 6812.41.17.90.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32674
42674
52674
62773
72773
82773
92971
102971
112872
122971
132971
142971
152872
162773
172773
182773
192674
202575
212476
222575
232575
242575
252476
262476
272575
282575
292575
302476
312575

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Lens gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1392
2392
3392
4392
5392
6392
7392
8392
9382
10382
11383
12383
13383
14383
15394
16394
17394
18404
19405
20405
21415
22415
23415
24415
25425
26415
27415
28415
29414
30414
31404

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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 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 8:35 AM to 8:57 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 4:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:354:42
28.18:364:41
38.18:384:41
48.08:394:40
58.08:404:40
68.08:414:40
78.08:424:39
87.98:434:39
97.98:444:39
107.98:454:39
117.98:464:39
127.98:474:39
137.88:484:39
147.88:494:39
157.88:504:39
167.88:514:39
177.88:514:39
187.88:524:40
197.88:534:40
207.88:534:40
217.88:544:41
227.88:544:41
237.88:554:42
247.88:554:42
257.88:554:43
267.88:564:43
277.88:564:44
287.88:564:45
297.88:564:45
307.88:564:46
317.88:574:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.68 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.7Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
110.7Dim
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230.7Dim
240.7Dim
250.7Dim
260.7Dim
270.7Dim
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290.7Dim
300.7Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lens?

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
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lens.

What to pack for Lens in December

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

In December, Lens sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Lens 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 Lens peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lens?

Lens sits at 50.4°N, 2.8°E, 37 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Avion, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Lens

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m.

The land around Lens is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
202 m
80 km
338 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Avion 3.0 km · Liévin 4.0 km · Hénin-Beaumont 10 km · Carvin 11 km · Arras 16 km · Béthune 17 km · Douai 19 km · Bruay-la-Buissière 20 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 Lens (50.433°, 2.8279°, elevation 37 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).