Pamiers weather in December

In December, Pamiers sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 26% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Pamiers's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pamiers's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
92 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:25 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
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 Pamiers reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 14°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)
192
292
392
491
591
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2181
2281
2381
2481
2581
2681
2780
2880
2980
3080
3180

How December really feels in Pamiers

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.

Pamiers weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°9913.17.19.21.2
Feb / -0°8712.57.410.21.6
Mar12° / 9013.15.511.63.0
Apr14° / 11915.54.313.13.6
May17° / 131171.114.44.7
Jun21° / 12°11515.3015.15.6
Jul23° / 14°10814.7014.96.3
Aug24° / 14°9814.2013.86.5
Sep21° / 11°8611.6012.36.2
Oct17° / 8911.90.810.85.2
Nov12° / 10913.33.59.52.7
Dec / 9212.45.48.91.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
34159
44060
54159
64060
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164357
174357
184258
194258
204258
214357
224159
234159
244159
254159
264159
274159
284357
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Pamiers gets around 92 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 44% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14317
24417
34417
44417
54317
64317
74217
84217
94116
104016
114016
123916
133815
143815
153715
163715
173715
183715
193716
203716
213717
223717
233818
243818
253818
263918
273918
283918
293919
303919
314019

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:12 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:125:15
29.08:135:14
39.08:145:14
49.08:155:14
59.08:165:14
68.98:175:14
78.98:185:14
88.98:195:14
98.98:205:14
108.98:205:14
118.98:215:14
128.98:225:14
138.98:235:14
148.88:245:14
158.88:245:14
168.88:255:15
178.88:265:15
188.88:265:15
198.88:275:15
208.88:275:16
218.88:285:16
228.88:285:17
238.88:295:17
248.88:295:18
258.88:305:18
268.88:305:19
278.88:305:19
288.88:315:20
298.88:315:21
308.88:315:22
318.98:315:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Pamiers?

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

1.6
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 Pamiers.

What to pack for Pamiers in December

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

In December, Pamiers sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Pamiers 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 Pamiers peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pamiers?

Pamiers sits at 43.1°N, 1.6°E, 289 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Muret, 45 km away.

Topography around Pamiers

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pamiers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 321 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,014 m.

The land around Pamiers is covered by trees (34%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (29%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (26%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
703 m
80 km
3,014 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Muret 45 km · Cugnaux 51 km · Balma 56 km · Toulouse 56 km · Plaisance-du-Touch 56 km · Tournefeuille 58 km · Colomiers 59 km · Blagnac 61 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 Pamiers (43.1165°, 1.6108°, elevation 289 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).