Saint-Dié-des-Vosges weather in December

In December, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 118 mm of precipitation across 15.6 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°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 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Saint-Dié-des-Vosges's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Dié-des-Vosges's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
118 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:24 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical December day in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

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.

Saint-Dié-des-Vosges weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°10214.36.48.60.0
Feb / -1°8712.36.69.90.1
Mar / 94143.911.61.6
Apr13° / 83141.413.43.3
May17° / 11615.70.114.94.7
Jun21° / 12°10715.1015.85.6
Jul23° / 14°10415.3015.56.1
Aug22° / 13°10414.2014.16.1
Sep18° / 10°9212.3012.45.3
Oct13° / 9813.60.310.63.3
Nov / 9813.92.790.9
Dec / -0°11815.66.58.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82773
92773
102773
112773
122773
132674
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202476
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312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Dié-des-Vosges gets around 118 mm of rain and snow over 15.6 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14716
24716
34816
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64817
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115019
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145120
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285122
295122
305022
315021

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
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27100
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30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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
911calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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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 12 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 8:09 AM to 8:30 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:094:35
28.48:114:34
38.48:124:34
48.38:134:33
58.38:144:33
68.38:154:33
78.38:164:33
88.38:174:32
98.28:184:32
108.28:194:32
118.28:204:32
128.28:214:32
138.28:224:32
148.28:234:32
158.28:234:33
168.18:244:33
178.18:254:33
188.18:254:33
198.18:264:34
208.18:274:34
218.18:274:34
228.18:284:35
238.18:284:35
248.18:284:36
258.18:294:36
268.18:294:37
278.18:294:38
288.18:304:38
298.28:304:39
308.28:304:40
318.28:304:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.83 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Saint-Dié-des-Vosges?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.

What to pack for Saint-Dié-des-Vosges in December

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

In December, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 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 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges peaks around July 15 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Dié-des-Vosges?

Saint-Dié-des-Vosges sits at 48.3°N, 6.9°E, 341 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sélestat, 37 km away.

Topography around Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Dié-des-Vosges has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 407 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 m.

The land around Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (51%), cropland (23%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
416 m
16 km
934 m
80 km
1,286 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sélestat 37 km · Colmar 38 km · Épinal 38 km · Lunéville 48 km · Wittenheim 60 km · Lingolsheim 62 km · Illkirch-Graffenstaden 63 km · Illzach 64 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 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (48.2843°, 6.9492°, elevation 341 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).