Toulouse weather in December

In December, Toulouse sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Toulouse's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toulouse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:27 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Toulouse is French commune and city in Haute-Garonne, Occitania.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,325/km²
people per km²
Founded
~106 CE

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 11°C through the month.

A typical December day in Toulouse reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 15°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)
1125
2125
3115
4115
5114
6114
7114
8114
9114
10114
11114
12114
13114
14114
15114
16114
17114
18114
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20103
21103
22103
23103
24103
25103
26103
27103
28103
29103
30103
31103

How December really feels in Toulouse

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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
7
wind chill below the day's low

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

Toulouse weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 6611.30.89.12.2
Feb11° / 529.40.910.22.8
Mar15° / 6010.40.411.64.4
Apr17° / 7911.9013.25.2
May21° / 11°8212014.56.1
Jun25° / 15°669015.26.9
Jul28° / 17°517.8014.96.7
Aug28° / 17°658.5013.86.5
Sep24° / 14°568.2012.37.1
Oct20° / 11°6510.3010.86.2
Nov14° / 7511.80.19.53.8
Dec11° / 6510.90.38.82.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43466
53565
63565
73664
83664
93763
103763
113763
123862
133862
143862
153862
163862
173862
183862
193664
203664
213664
223565
233664
243664
253565
263565
273664
283664
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Toulouse gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1360
2360
3360
4360
5360
6360
7360
8350
9351
10341
11341
12341
13341
14341
15341
16331
17331
18331
19341
20341
21341
22351
23351
24361
25361
26371
27371
28372
29372
30372
31372

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1613light breeze
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2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 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 8:14 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:145:14
29.08:155:14
39.08:165:13
48.98:175:13
58.98:185:13
68.98:195:13
78.98:205:13
88.98:215:13
98.88:225:13
108.88:235:13
118.88:245:13
128.88:245:13
138.88:255:13
148.88:265:13
158.88:275:13
168.88:275:13
178.88:285:14
188.88:295:14
198.88:295:14
208.88:305:15
218.78:305:15
228.78:315:16
238.78:315:16
248.88:325:17
258.88:325:17
268.88:325:18
278.88:335:18
288.88:335:19
298.88:335:20
308.88:335:20
318.88:345:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Toulouse?

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

2.5
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 Toulouse.

What to pack for Toulouse in December

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

In December, Toulouse sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Toulouse 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 Toulouse peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Toulouse?

Toulouse sits at 43.6°N, 1.4°E, 150 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Balma, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Toulouse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toulouse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,651 m.

The land around Toulouse is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, cropland (30%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (32%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
1,651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Balma 5.0 km · Blagnac 6.0 km · Colomiers 9.0 km · Tournefeuille 10 km · Cugnaux 11 km · Plaisance-du-Touch 13 km · Muret 19 km · Montauban 47 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 Toulouse (43.6043°, 1.4437°, elevation 150 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).