Saran in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Saran sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 175 mm of precipitation over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Saran's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Saran's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
175 mm
35 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
1.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Saran in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Saran reaches about 8°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest February.

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How winter really feels in Saran

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Saran weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5711.718.60.8
Feb / 49101.29.91.4
Mar12° / 5210.40.411.63.2
Apr16° / 5110.3013.44.6
May19° / 10°6911.3014.95.8
Jun22° / 13°519015.76.7
Jul25° / 15°548.7015.47.0
Aug25° / 14°518.5014.17.0
Sep21° / 11°508.2012.46.6
Oct16° / 6511.1010.64.8
Nov11° / 6411.60.292.4
Dec / 6912.80.78.21.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Saran gets around 175 mm of rain and snow over 35 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min in early December to 10 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Saran?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saran.

What to pack for Saran in Winter

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

In winter, Saran sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 35 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Saran in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saran peaks around August 10 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 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saran?

Saran sits at 48.0°N, 1.9°E, 121 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Fleury-les-Aubrais, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Saran

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saran has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m.

The land around Saran is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
331 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Fleury-les-Aubrais 4.0 km · Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle 4.0 km · Orléans 6.0 km · Saint-Jean-de-Braye 9.0 km · Olivet 10 km · Châteaudun 42 km · Blois 57 km · Étampes 58 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 Saran (47.9501°, 1.876°, elevation 121 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.