Senlis weather in December

In December, Senlis sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Senlis's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Senlis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:46 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month.

A typical December day in Senlis reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 12°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)
183
283
383
483
583
683
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1473
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
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2472
2572
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3172

How December really feels in Senlis

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.

Senlis 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 / 5611.618.50.7
Feb / 5010.41.39.81.1
Mar11° / 5110.40.611.62.8
Apr15° / 52110.113.44.2
May18° / 6311015.15.5
Jun21° / 12°5510.3015.96.3
Jul24° / 14°539.3015.66.9
Aug24° / 14°6110014.26.9
Sep20° / 11°458.5012.46.4
Oct15° / 6210.9010.54.5
Nov10° / 6111.80.38.92.1
Dec / 7212.61.18.10.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42278
52377
62476
72476
82476
92476
102476
112575
122575
132674
142674
152674
162674
172674
182575
192476
202476
212476
222377
232377
242377
252377
262377
272377
282377
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Senlis gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1392
2392
3392
4392
5392
6392
7392
8392
9392
10392
11392
12393
13393
14393
15393
16403
17403
18404
19404
20404
21414
22414
23414
24414
25414
26414
27414
28404
29404
30404
31394

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 15 km/h in December.

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
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
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2015light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:31 AM to 8:52 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 4:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:314:48
28.38:324:48
38.28:334:47
48.28:344:47
58.28:354:47
68.28:364:46
78.18:384:46
88.18:394:46
98.18:404:46
108.18:414:46
118.18:424:46
128.18:424:46
138.08:434:46
148.08:444:46
158.08:454:46
168.08:464:46
178.08:464:46
188.08:474:46
198.08:484:47
208.08:484:47
218.08:494:48
228.08:494:48
238.08:504:48
248.08:504:49
258.08:504:50
268.08:514:50
278.08:514:51
288.08:514:52
298.08:514:52
308.08:524:53
318.08:524:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.74 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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30.8Dim
40.8Dim
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60.8Dim
70.8Dim
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260.7Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Senlis?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Senlis.

What to pack for Senlis in December

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

In December, Senlis sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Senlis 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 Senlis peaks around June 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Senlis?

Senlis sits at 49.2°N, 2.6°E, 79 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Creil, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Senlis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Senlis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m.

The land around Senlis is covered by trees (51%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
261 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Creil 9.0 km · Nogent-sur-Oise 11 km · Crépy-en-Valois 22 km · Goussainville 23 km · Mitry-Mory 25 km · Villiers-le-Bel 26 km · Gonesse 26 km · Domont 28 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 Senlis (49.2072°, 2.5866°, elevation 79 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).