Weather in Bordeaux in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Bordeaux;
Average weather
Average temperature in Bordeaux in December
The temperature in December is +11°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +16°C during the day and a minimum of -1°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +11°C.
Is Bordeaux warm or cold in December?
Bordeaux is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +14°C to +11°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +7°C to +4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Bordeaux, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Bordeaux in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +11°C | +10°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -6°C | -9°C | -13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +21°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 78 mm | 76 mm | 71 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 86% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +14°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +11°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 78 mm to 76 mm. Humidity rises from 85% to 86%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in November to 5 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Bordeaux is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Bordeaux?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bordeaux in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+17°C) and the highest in 2022 (+21°C). The driest year was 2005 with only 515 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1115 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bordeaux, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.