Périgueux weather in December

In December, Périgueux sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Périgueux's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Périgueux's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:36 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.7 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 9°C through the month.

A typical December day in Périgueux reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°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)
1104
2104
3104
4104
5104
6104
7104
8103
9103
10103
11103
12103
13103
14103
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2193
2293
2393
2493
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3193

How December really feels in Périgueux

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Périgueux 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 / 80120.791.6
Feb10° / 629.70.710.12.3
Mar14° / 6611.30.111.64.1
Apr17° / 8412.1013.25.1
May20° / 10°8112.5014.65.9
Jun24° / 14°739.7015.46.8
Jul26° / 15°518.4015.17.0
Aug26° / 15°608.2013.97.1
Sep23° / 12°658.6012.37.0
Oct18° / 10°7811.1010.75.6
Nov13° / 8812.50.19.33.1
Dec / 8712.30.38.61.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43367
53565
63565
73664
83664
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143664
153763
163664
173565
183565
193565
203367
213367
223268
233268
243268
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303169
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Périgueux gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1411
2411
3411
4411
5411
6401
7401
8401
9401
10391
11391
12391
13391
14391
15381
16381
17381
18381
19381
20381
21382
22382
23382
24392
25392
26392
27392
28402
29402
30402
31402

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 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 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 8:22 AM to 8:42 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:225:11
28.88:245:11
38.88:255:11
48.78:265:10
58.78:275:10
68.78:285:10
78.78:295:10
88.78:305:10
98.78:315:10
108.68:315:10
118.68:325:10
128.68:335:10
138.68:345:10
148.68:355:10
158.68:355:10
168.68:365:10
178.68:375:11
188.68:375:11
198.68:385:11
208.68:395:12
218.68:395:12
228.68:405:13
238.68:405:13
248.68:405:14
258.68:415:14
268.68:415:15
278.68:415:15
288.68:425:16
298.68:425:17
308.68:425:18
318.68:425:18

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.16 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
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 Périgueux?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Périgueux.

What to pack for Périgueux in December

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

In December, Périgueux sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Périgueux 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 Périgueux peaks around July 19 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 19UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Périgueux?

Périgueux sits at 45.2°N, 0.7°E, 101 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Bergerac, 42 km away.

Topography around Périgueux

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Périgueux has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m.

The land around Périgueux is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
557 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bergerac 42 km · Brive-la-Gaillarde 64 km · Angoulême 68 km · Libourne 81 km · Limoges 83 km · Tulle 83 km · Villeneuve-sur-Lot 87 km · Marmande 87 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 Périgueux (45.1869°, 0.7144°, elevation 101 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).