Lunéville weather in December

In December, Lunéville sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 95 mm of precipitation across 14.6 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°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 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lunéville's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lunéville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
95 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:27 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.8 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 6°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lunéville reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 11°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)
162
262
362
462
562
662
762
862
962
1062
1161
1261
1361
1461
1561
1661
1761
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

How December really feels in Lunéville

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.

Lunéville weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7913.23.18.50.0
Feb / 6711.53.19.80.5
Mar11° / 7112.41.511.62.4
Apr15° / 6011.50.113.44.3
May19° / 7712.50155.6
Jun22° / 13°6711.4015.86.4
Jul25° / 15°6511.5015.56.7
Aug24° / 14°6611.3014.16.7
Sep20° / 11°7110.2012.46.1
Oct15° / 7612.1010.64.1
Nov / 81131.191.6
Dec / 9514.63.38.20.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32476
42575
52575
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122773
132674
142674
152674
162575
172575
182377
192377
202377
212278
222278
232278
242179
252179
262179
272179
282179
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Lunéville gets around 95 mm of rain and snow over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1439
2438
3448
4448
5448
6448
7448
8448
9448
10448
11458
12458
13469
14479
15479
164810
174810
184911
194911
205012
215012
225013
235013
245013
255013
265013
274913
284913
294813
304813
314712

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 15 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 15 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
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 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 8:12 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 4:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:124:35
28.48:144:35
38.38:154:34
48.38:164:34
58.38:174:34
68.38:184:33
78.28:194:33
88.28:204:33
98.28:214:33
108.28:224:33
118.28:234:33
128.18:244:33
138.18:254:33
148.18:264:33
158.18:264:33
168.18:274:33
178.18:284:33
188.18:294:34
198.18:294:34
208.18:304:34
218.18:304:35
228.18:314:35
238.18:314:36
248.18:324:36
258.18:324:37
268.18:324:37
278.18:334:38
288.18:334:39
298.18:334:40
308.18:334:40
318.18:334:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
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310.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lunéville?

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

0.2
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 Lunéville.

What to pack for Lunéville in December

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

In December, Lunéville sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Lunéville 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 Lunéville peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lunéville?

Lunéville sits at 48.6°N, 6.5°E, 236 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nancy, 25 km away.

Topography around Lunéville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lunéville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 243 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,204 m.

The land around Lunéville is covered by grassland (30%), trees (26%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (35%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), cropland (25%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
1,204 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Nancy 25 km · Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 25 km · Villers-lès-Nancy 27 km · Laxou 27 km · Toul 45 km · Épinal 46 km · Pont-à-Mousson 47 km · Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 48 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 Lunéville (48.5927°, 6.4938°, elevation 236 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).