Morlaix weather in December

In December, Morlaix sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 96 mm of precipitation across 14.6 wet days and about 8.2 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 10% 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 Morlaix's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morlaix's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
96 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
9:08 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

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 Morlaix reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Morlaix

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Morlaix 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8513.48.51.5
Feb / 7412.49.81.6
Mar11° / 6412.711.62.5
Apr13° / 7712.713.43.4
May16° / 7311.9154.6
Jun18° / 11°619.915.85.8
Jul20° / 13°5210.115.56.3
Aug20° / 13°5710.614.16.2
Sep18° / 11°559.812.45.9
Oct15° / 8213.810.64.2
Nov12° / 8214.492.6
Dec / 9614.68.21.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33169
43169
53169
63268
73268
83169
93169
103169
113070
122971
132971
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Morlaix gets around 96 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 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1490
2490
3480
4470
5470
6460
7460
8461
9451
10451
11461
12461
13461
14461
15461
16471
17471
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21482
22481
23491
24491
25481
26481
27481
28471
29471
30471
31461

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 (%)
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
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1218light breeze
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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 8:54 AM to 9:14 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:545:16
28.48:555:16
38.38:565:16
48.38:575:15
58.38:585:15
68.38:595:15
78.29:005:14
88.29:015:14
98.29:025:14
108.29:035:14
118.29:045:14
128.19:055:14
138.19:065:14
148.19:075:14
158.19:085:14
168.19:085:15
178.19:095:15
188.19:105:15
198.19:105:15
208.19:115:16
218.19:125:16
228.19:125:17
238.19:125:17
248.19:135:18
258.19:135:18
268.19:145:19
278.19:145:19
288.19:145:20
298.19:145:21
308.19:145:22
318.19:145:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.89 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
60.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Morlaix?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Morlaix.

What to pack for Morlaix in December

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

In December, Morlaix sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Morlaix in December

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in March near 10°C.

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

8°10°12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Morlaix 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 Morlaix peaks around August 13 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Morlaix?

Morlaix sits at 48.6°N, 3.8°W, 13 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lannion, 32 km away.

Topography around Morlaix

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morlaix has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Morlaix is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (30%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and water (37%), trees (24%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
309 m
80 km
384 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Lannion 32 km · Landerneau 34 km · Brest 53 km · Douarnenez 65 km · Quimper 68 km · Saint-Brieuc 78 km · Concarneau 78 km · Pontivy 85 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 Morlaix (48.5778°, -3.8279°, elevation 13 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).