Vitré weather in December

In December, Vitré sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 8.2 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 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Vitré's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vitré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:56 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Vitré is human settlement in France.

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 Vitré reaches about 9°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 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
394
494
594
694
794
894
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2083
2183
2283
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2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083
3183

How December really feels in Vitré

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vitré 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 / 7011.70.68.61.3
Feb / 55100.69.91.8
Mar12° / 5510.70.211.63.1
Apr15° / 5911.2013.44.3
May18° / 6411014.95.6
Jun21° / 12°538.7015.86.5
Jul24° / 14°478015.47.2
Aug23° / 14°518.6014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°518.3012.46.5
Oct16° / 7111.6010.64.8
Nov12° / 6811.6092.8
Dec / 7711.90.48.21.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42872
52971
63070
73070
83070
93070
103169
113070
123070
133070
143070
152971
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202773
212773
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312674

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Vitré gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 (%)
1370
2360
3361
4361
5361
6361
7361
8361
9361
10361
11361
12361
13362
14372
15372
16382
17382
18392
19392
20392
21402
22402
23402
24412
25412
26412
27412
28401
29401
30401
31401

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
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13100
14100
15100
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19100
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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
514light breeze
614light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:41 AM to 9:02 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:415:08
28.48:425:07
38.48:445:07
48.48:455:07
58.38:465:06
68.38:475:06
78.38:485:06
88.38:495:06
98.38:505:06
108.28:515:06
118.28:525:06
128.28:535:06
138.28:545:06
148.28:545:06
158.28:555:06
168.28:565:06
178.28:575:06
188.28:575:07
198.28:585:07
208.18:585:07
218.18:595:08
228.18:595:08
238.19:005:09
248.19:005:09
258.29:015:10
268.29:015:10
278.29:015:11
288.29:025:12
298.29:025:12
308.29:025:13
318.29:025:14

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.9 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Vitré?

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

1.5
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 Vitré.

What to pack for Vitré in December

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

In December, Vitré 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

Sea temperature near Vitré in December

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 64 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Vitré 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 Vitré peaks around June 18 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 18UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vitré?

Vitré sits at 48.1°N, 1.2°W, 96 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Fougères, 25 km away.

Topography around Vitré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vitré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m.

The land around Vitré is covered by cropland (36%), grassland (26%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
233 m
80 km
398 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Fougères 25 km · Cesson-Sévigné 29 km · Laval 33 km · Rennes 35 km · Mayenne 49 km · Flers 83 km · Saint-Malo 83 km · Angers 88 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 Vitré (48.1228°, -1.2098°, elevation 96 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).