Montluçon weather in December

In December, Montluçon sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 16% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Montluçon's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montluçon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:33 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.2 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 Montluçon reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°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)
183
283
383
483
583
682
782
882
982
1082
1182
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2372
2472
2572
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3172

How December really feels in Montluçon

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.

Montluçon weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6412.62.98.80.7
Feb / 5311.13101.2
Mar12° / 5711.51.211.63.0
Apr15° / 7613.10.413.34.1
May19° / 8313.2014.75.4
Jun22° / 12°6011015.56.4
Jul25° / 14°549.2015.27.0
Aug25° / 14°5710.10147.0
Sep21° / 11°649.5012.46.3
Oct16° / 6711.80.110.74.7
Nov11° / 7212.80.89.22.2
Dec / 6713.12.38.51.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32674
42674
52773
62773
72773
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
132971
142872
152872
162872
172872
182674
192575
202575
212476
222476
232476
242476
252476
262476
272377
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Montluçon gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1425
2425
3425
4425
5425
6425
7425
8415
9416
10416
11416
12416
13416
14416
15427
16427
17428
18428
19428
20429
21439
22439
23439
24439
25439
26439
27439
28429
29429
30429
31429

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 24 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 8:19 AM to 8:39 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:195:00
28.68:204:59
38.68:214:59
48.68:224:59
58.68:244:58
68.68:254:58
78.58:264:58
88.58:274:58
98.58:274:58
108.58:284:58
118.58:294:58
128.58:304:58
138.48:314:58
148.48:324:58
158.48:324:58
168.48:334:58
178.48:344:59
188.48:344:59
198.48:354:59
208.48:365:00
218.48:365:00
228.48:375:00
238.48:375:01
248.48:385:01
258.48:385:02
268.48:385:03
278.48:395:03
288.48:395:04
298.48:395:05
308.48:395:05
318.48:395:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.04 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.04 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
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Montluçon?

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

1.0
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 Montluçon.

What to pack for Montluçon in December

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

In December, Montluçon sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Montluçon 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 Montluçon peaks around July 17 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 highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Montluçon?

Montluçon sits at 46.3°N, 2.6°E, 208 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Guéret, 59 km away.

Topography around Montluçon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montluçon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 242 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,319 m.

The land around Montluçon is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (53%), trees (23%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%), trees (30%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
391 m
80 km
1,319 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Guéret 59 km · Moulins 61 km · Riom 63 km · Vichy 68 km · Chamalières 72 km · Clermont-Ferrand 73 km · Cournon-d'Auvergne 81 km · Nevers 84 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 Montluçon (46.3402°, 2.6025°, elevation 208 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).