Vendôme weather in December

In December, Vendôme sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 12.1 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 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Vendôme's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vendôme's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:45 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Vendôme is French commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Density
805/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 8°C through the month.

A typical December day in Vendôme reaches about 8°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)
194
293
393
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1783
1883
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2473
2573
2673
2773
2872
2972
3072
3172

How December really feels in Vendôme

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.

Vendôme 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 / 6111.10.88.61.0
Feb / 509.819.91.5
Mar12° / 5310.20.411.63.2
Apr15° / 5410.6013.44.5
May19° / 6811.7014.95.7
Jun22° / 13°489015.76.7
Jul25° / 14°478.1015.47.1
Aug25° / 14°498.3014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°508.1012.46.7
Oct16° / 6911010.64.9
Nov11° / 6511.30.19.12.5
Dec / 7112.10.78.31.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52575
62674
72674
82773
92773
102872
112872
122872
132773
142773
152773
162773
172575
182476
192476
202377
212377
222278
232377
242377
252377
262179
272278
282278
292278
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Vendôme gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1362
2362
3362
4352
5352
6352
7352
8362
9362
10362
11362
12372
13372
14382
15382
16392
17392
18403
19403
20413
21413
22423
23423
24423
25423
26423
27423
28423
29422
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 15 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 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 8:31 AM to 8:51 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:315:00
28.58:325:00
38.48:334:59
48.48:344:59
58.48:354:59
68.48:364:58
78.38:384:58
88.38:394:58
98.38:404:58
108.38:404:58
118.38:414:58
128.38:424:58
138.28:434:58
148.28:444:58
158.28:454:58
168.28:454:58
178.28:464:59
188.28:474:59
198.28:474:59
208.28:485:00
218.28:485:00
228.28:495:00
238.28:495:01
248.28:505:02
258.28:505:02
268.28:505:03
278.28:515:03
288.28:515:04
298.28:515:05
308.28:515:06
318.28:515:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.87 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Vendôme?

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

1.2
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 Vendôme.

What to pack for Vendôme in December

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

In December, Vendôme sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Vendôme 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 Vendôme peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vendôme?

Vendôme sits at 47.8°N, 1.1°E, 85 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Blois, 30 km away.

Topography around Vendôme

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vendôme has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Vendôme is covered by cropland (36%), trees (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Blois 30 km · Châteaudun 37 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 51 km · Tours 52 km · Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 53 km · Saint-Avertin 54 km · Joué-lès-Tours 58 km · Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle 61 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 Vendôme (47.7929°, 1.0656°, elevation 85 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).