Vitry-le-François weather in December

In December, Vitry-le-François sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 14 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 13% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Vitry-le-François's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vitry-le-François's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
90 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:35 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
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 Vitry-le-François reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°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)
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273
373
473
572
672
772
872
972
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1962
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3162

How December really feels in Vitry-le-François

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.

Vitry-le-François 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 / 7112.31.28.50.4
Feb / 6111.31.89.80.9
Mar12° / 5911.60.811.62.8
Apr15° / 5610.7013.44.5
May19° / 10°6811.70155.7
Jun22° / 13°5510.9015.96.5
Jul25° / 15°589.8015.56.9
Aug25° / 14°619.8014.26.9
Sep21° / 11°599.2012.46.4
Oct15° / 7211.8010.54.4
Nov10° / 7212.70.591.9
Dec / 90141.88.10.6

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 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42278
52278
62278
72377
82377
92476
102476
112575
122575
132575
142575
152476
162476
172476
182476
192476
202377
212278
222278
232179
242179
252179
262179
272179
282080
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Vitry-le-François gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1414
2413
3413
4413
5413
6413
7413
8424
9424
10424
11434
12435
13445
14445
15456
16466
17466
18477
19477
20487
21488
22488
23488
24488
25488
26488
27478
28478
29477
30467
31467

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 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
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light 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 06 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 8:21 AM to 8:41 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 4:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:214:42
28.38:224:42
38.38:234:41
48.38:244:41
58.38:254:41
68.28:264:40
78.28:274:40
88.28:284:40
98.28:294:40
108.28:304:40
118.18:314:40
128.18:324:40
138.18:334:40
148.18:344:40
158.18:354:40
168.18:354:40
178.18:364:40
188.18:374:41
198.18:374:41
208.18:384:41
218.18:394:42
228.18:394:42
238.18:394:43
248.18:404:43
258.18:404:44
268.18:414:44
278.18:414:45
288.18:414:46
298.18:414:47
308.18:414:47
318.18:414:48

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.75 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
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30.8Dim
40.8Dim
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60.8Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Vitry-le-François?

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

0.6
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 Vitry-le-François.

What to pack for Vitry-le-François in December

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

In December, Vitry-le-François sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Vitry-le-François 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 Vitry-le-François peaks around July 17 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vitry-le-François?

Vitry-le-François sits at 48.7°N, 4.6°E, 102 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Dizier, 28 km away.

Topography around Vitry-le-François

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Vitry-le-François.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vitry-le-François has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m.

The land around Vitry-le-François is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
398 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Saint-Dizier 28 km · Châlons-en-Champagne 30 km · Bar-le-Duc 43 km · Épernay 58 km · Troyes 60 km · Reims 73 km · Verdun 76 km · Chaumont 80 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 Vitry-le-François (48.7247°, 4.5844°, elevation 102 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).