Tourlaville weather in December

In December, Tourlaville sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 108 mm of precipitation across 15.7 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tourlaville's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tourlaville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
108 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
9:04 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
28 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Tourlaville is human settlement in France.

Air quality
Good
PM10 20.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 10°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tourlaville reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Tourlaville weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8513.80.48.41.5
Feb / 6512.70.69.81.4
Mar10° / 5510.80.211.52.0
Apr11° / 5010.2013.42.8
May14° / 11°469015.13.9
Jun16° / 13°458.60165.1
Jul18° / 15°417.9015.66.2
Aug19° / 16°569.4014.26.2
Sep17° / 15°579.5012.45.6
Oct15° / 12°9714.6010.54.0
Nov12° / 10°10315.608.92.7
Dec10° / 10815.70.481.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tourlaville gets around 108 mm of rain and snow over 15.7 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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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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Wind in December

Winds average 28 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
128breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:49 AM to 9:10 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:495:03
28.28:505:02
38.28:525:02
48.18:535:02
58.18:545:01
68.18:555:01
78.18:565:01
88.18:575:01
98.08:585:00
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tourlaville?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tourlaville.

What to pack for Tourlaville in December

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

In December, Tourlaville sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tourlaville in December

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
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Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Tourlaville 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 Tourlaville peaks around August 12 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
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Location & terrain

Where is Tourlaville?

Tourlaville sits at 49.6°N, 1.6°W, 27 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Cherbourg, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Tourlaville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tourlaville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m.

The land around Tourlaville is covered by grassland (28%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (35%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
223 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Cherbourg 4.0 km · Octeville 6.0 km · Équeurdreville-Hainneville 6.0 km · Saint Helier 63 km · Saint-Lô 68 km · Saint Peter Port 73 km · Bayeux 74 km · Caen 101 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 Tourlaville (49.6383°, -1.5664°, elevation 27 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).