Weather in Perpignan in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Perpignan;
Average weather
Average temperature in Perpignan in December
Going from a maximum of +21°C during the day to a minimum of +1°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +15°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 5% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +12°C to +13°C.
Is Perpignan warm or cold in December?
Perpignan is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°C to +13°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +8°C to +5°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Perpignan, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Perpignan in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +13°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -2°C | -4°C | -9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +21°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 70 mm | 42 mm | 55 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 77% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +16°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +13°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 70 mm to 42 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 77%. Winds are calmer in comparison to November, going down from 4 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 7 to 8.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 14 m/s which is quite strong. The wind will cause branches to move and ground debris to fly around.
The average wind speed in Perpignan is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Perpignan?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Perpignan in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+18°C) and the highest in 2022 (+22°C). The driest year was 1998 with only 297 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 875 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Perpignan, 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.