Limoges weather in December

In December, Limoges sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 101 mm of precipitation across 13.5 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 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Limoges's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Limoges's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
101 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:37 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Limoges is commune in Haute-Vienne, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,809/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 8°C through the month.

A typical December day in Limoges reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°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)
193
293
393
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1682
1782
1882
1982
2082
2182
2282
2382
2472
2572
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3172

How December really feels in Limoges

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.

Limoges 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 / 9313.31.88.90.9
Feb / 7410.91.910.11.5
Mar12° / 8012.40.611.63.1
Apr15° / 9613.50.213.34.1
May19° / 9714014.75.3
Jun22° / 13°8311.2015.56.4
Jul25° / 14°6510.2015.27.0
Aug25° / 14°739.8013.97.1
Sep21° / 11°789.6012.36.4
Oct16° / 9512.8010.74.7
Nov11° / 10313.80.59.32.3
Dec / 10113.518.51.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42773
52872
62872
73070
83070
93070
103070
113169
123268
133268
143268
153268
163169
173070
183070
193070
202872
212872
222872
232872
242773
252674
262674
272674
282674
292674
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Limoges gets around 101 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 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 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1463
2463
3453
4453
5453
6442
7442
8432
9432
10432
11432
12422
13422
14422
15422
16423
17423
18423
19423
20424
21434
22434
23444
24445
25455
26455
27455
28455
29455
30455
31455

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 13 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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light 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 8:23 AM to 8:43 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:235:07
28.78:245:06
38.78:255:06
48.78:265:06
58.68:275:06
68.68:285:05
78.68:295:05
88.68:305:05
98.68:315:05
108.68:325:05
118.58:335:05
128.58:345:05
138.58:345:05
148.58:355:05
158.58:365:06
168.58:375:06
178.58:375:06
188.58:385:06
198.58:385:07
208.58:395:07
218.58:405:07
228.58:405:08
238.58:405:08
248.58:415:09
258.58:415:10
268.58:425:10
278.58:425:11
288.58:425:11
298.58:425:12
308.58:435:13
318.58:435:14

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.07 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Limoges?

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

1.2
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 Limoges.

What to pack for Limoges in December

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

In December, Limoges sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°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 Limoges 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 Limoges peaks around July 20 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 highModerateLowJul 20UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Limoges?

Limoges sits at 45.8°N, 1.2°E, 309 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Guéret, 61 km away.

Topography around Limoges

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Limoges has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m.

The land around Limoges is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
936 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Guéret 61 km · Tulle 75 km · Brive-la-Gaillarde 78 km · Périgueux 83 km · Angoulême 87 km · Poitiers 109 km · Châteauroux 114 km · Montluçon 119 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 Limoges (45.8336°, 1.2476°, elevation 309 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).