Saumur weather in December

In December, Saumur sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Saumur's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saumur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:48 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Saumur is commune in Maine-et-Loire, France.

Density
502/km²
people per km²

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 Saumur 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 3°C and 13°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
594
694
794
894
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2193
2293
2393
2493
2593
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083
3183

How December really feels in Saumur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Saumur 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 / 6010.90.78.71.4
Feb10° / 51100.89.92.0
Mar13° / 5010.30.211.63.6
Apr16° / 5510.7013.34.8
May20° / 10°6511014.85.9
Jun23° / 13°488.6015.66.8
Jul26° / 15°437.5015.37.1
Aug26° / 15°457.40147.2
Sep22° / 12°477.5012.46.9
Oct17° / 6811.4010.65.2
Nov12° / 6511.709.12.9
Dec / 6911.70.38.31.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32872
42872
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
102872
112872
122872
132773
142773
152674
162674
172674
182476
192476
202476
212377
222377
232476
242476
252377
262476
272476
282476
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Saumur gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 38% 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 (%)
1360
2360
3350
4350
5350
6350
7350
8351
9351
10351
11351
12351
13361
14361
15371
16371
17381
18381
19391
20391
21401
22401
23401
24401
25411
26411
27411
28412
29412
30412
31412

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 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 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 8:33 AM to 8:54 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:335:07
28.58:355:06
38.58:365:06
48.58:375:06
58.58:385:05
68.48:395:05
78.48:405:05
88.48:415:05
98.48:425:05
108.48:435:05
118.38:445:05
128.38:455:05
138.38:455:05
148.38:465:05
158.38:475:05
168.38:485:05
178.38:485:06
188.38:495:06
198.38:505:06
208.38:505:06
218.38:515:07
228.38:515:07
238.38:525:08
248.38:525:08
258.38:525:09
268.38:535:10
278.38:535:10
288.38:535:11
298.38:535:12
308.38:545:12
318.38:545:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.93 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Saumur?

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

1.6
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 Saumur.

What to pack for Saumur in December

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

In December, Saumur 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 Saumur 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 Saumur peaks around July 24 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saumur?

Saumur sits at 47.3°N, 0.1°W, 34 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Angers, 43 km away.

Topography around Saumur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saumur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m.

The land around Saumur is covered by trees (31%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (34%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%), trees (25%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
284 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Angers 43 km · La Flèche 49 km · Bressuire 56 km · Joué-lès-Tours 57 km · Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 58 km · Tours 61 km · Saint-Avertin 63 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 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 Saumur (47.2593°, -0.0781°, elevation 34 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).