Quimper weather in December

In December, Quimper sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 103 mm of precipitation across 13.6 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 10°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 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Quimper's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quimper's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
103 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
9:07 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 16.8 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 10°C through the month.

A typical December day in Quimper reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°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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Quimper 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 / 9213.38.61.7
Feb / 7311.29.91.8
Mar11° / 6111.111.62.7
Apr13° / 6511.513.43.6
May16° / 10°6011.214.94.7
Jun19° / 13°49915.86.0
Jul20° / 15°459.115.46.5
Aug20° / 15°519.514.16.4
Sep19° / 13°55912.46.1
Oct16° / 11°8813.210.64.4
Nov12° / 9113.792.9
Dec10° / 10313.68.22.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93367
103367
113367
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Quimper gets around 103 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
144
243
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443
542
642
742
842
942
1042
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1744
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2145
2245
2345
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2645
2745
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3045
3145

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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Wind in December

Winds average 19 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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
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918light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 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 8:52 AM to 9:13 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:525:20
28.48:545:20
38.48:555:19
48.48:565:19
58.48:575:19
68.38:585:18
78.38:595:18
88.39:005:18
98.39:015:18
108.39:025:18
118.29:035:18
128.29:045:18
138.29:055:18
148.29:055:18
158.29:065:18
168.29:075:18
178.29:085:18
188.29:085:19
198.29:095:19
208.29:095:19
218.29:105:20
228.29:105:20
238.29:115:21
248.29:115:21
258.29:125:22
268.29:125:22
278.29:125:23
288.29:135:24
298.29:135:25
308.29:135:25
318.29:135:26

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.92 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.92 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
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Quimper?

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

2.0
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 Quimper.

What to pack for Quimper in December

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

In December, Quimper sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Quimper 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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

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

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Quimper 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 Quimper peaks around August 12 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Quimper?

Quimper sits at 48.0°N, 4.1°W, 13 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Concarneau, 19 km away.

Topography around Quimper

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quimper has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m.

The land around Quimper is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (38%), grassland (28%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
302 m
80 km
382 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Concarneau 19 km · Douarnenez 20 km · Landerneau 52 km · Brest 52 km · Ploemeur 58 km · Lorient 61 km · Lanester 62 km · Morlaix 68 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 Quimper (47.996°, -4.0979°, 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).