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December Weather at Bastia-Poretta France

Daily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 60°F to 57°F, rarely falling below 49°F or exceeding 65°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 46°F to 42°F, rarely falling below 36°F or exceeding 52°F.

For reference, on August 5, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Bastia-Poretta typically range from 68°F to 85°F, while on February 6, the coldest day of the year, they range from 41°F to 56°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December at Bastia-Poretta

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in December at Bastia-Poretta

Average Hourly Temperature in December at Bastia-PorettaDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanvery coldcoldcoldcoolcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Nevada City, California, United States (5,997 miles away); Punta Alta, Argentina (7,198 miles); and La Plata, Argentina (6,844 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Bastia-Poretta (view comparison).

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The month of December at Bastia-Poretta experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 46% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is December 20, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 55% of the time.

For reference, on November 24, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 49%, while on July 20, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 87%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December at Bastia-Poretta

Cloud Cover Categories in December at Bastia-PorettaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 153%Dec 153%Dec 3154%Dec 3154%Dec 1154%Dec 1154%Dec 2155%Dec 2155%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Bastia-Poretta, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 28% and ending it at 22%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 31% on November 18, and its lowest chance is 5% on July 13.

Probability of Precipitation in December at Bastia-Poretta

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December at Bastia-Poretta is decreasing, starting the month at 2.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.7 inches or falls below 0.7 inches, and ending the month at 1.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.9 inches or falls below 0.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December at Bastia-Poretta

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of December at Bastia-Poretta, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 9 hours, 3 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 9 hours, 17 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December at Bastia-Poretta

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December at Bastia-PorettaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 219 hr, 3 minDec 219 hr, 3 minnightnightdaydayDec 19 hr, 17 minDec 19 hr, 17 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month at Bastia-Poretta is 7:32 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 19 minutes later at 7:51 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 4:48 PM on December 9 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 4:58 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at Bastia-Poretta during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during December, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:44 AM and sets 15 hours, 19 minutes later, at 9:03 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:48 AM and sets 9 hours, 3 minutes later, at 4:51 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December at Bastia-Poretta

The solar day over the course of December. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December at Bastia-Poretta

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December at Bastia-PorettaDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan0010102020200001010202030
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December at Bastia-Poretta

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December at Bastia-PorettaDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 11:48 PMNov 11:48 PMNov 1510:29 PMNov 1510:29 PMDec 17:22 AMDec 17:22 AMDec 1510:02 AMDec 1510:02 AMDec 3011:28 PMDec 3011:28 PMJan 1311:28 PMJan 1311:28 PMJan 291:37 PMJan 291:37 PM6:50 AM6:50 AM4:58 PM4:58 PM4:24 PM4:24 PM8:03 AM8:03 AM7:58 AM7:58 AM4:35 PM4:35 PM3:38 PM3:38 PM8:09 AM8:09 AM7:49 AM7:49 AM4:11 PM4:11 PM4:28 PM4:28 PM8:34 AM8:34 AM7:56 AM7:56 AM5:26 PM5:26 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%7:58 AMSE4:35 PMSW-12:16 PMS245,845 mi
2
2%9:01 AMSE5:23 PMSW-1:12 PMS243,783 mi
3
5%9:58 AMSE6:22 PMSW-2:10 PMS241,656 mi
4
11%10:46 AMSE7:29 PMSW-3:08 PMS239,510 mi
5
19%11:25 AMESE8:42 PMWSW-4:03 PMS237,367 mi
6
29%11:56 AMESE9:56 PMWSW-4:56 PMS235,242 mi
7
40%12:22 PMESE11:10 PMWSW-5:45 PMS233,166 mi
8
50%12:45 PME--6:33 PMS231,203 mi
9
63%-12:24 AMW1:07 PME7:20 PMS229,455 mi
10
74%-1:38 AMW1:28 PME8:08 PMS228,069 mi
11
84%-2:55 AMWNW1:52 PMENE8:58 PMS227,216 mi
12
92%-4:13 AMWNW2:20 PMENE9:51 PMS227,063 mi
13
97%-5:34 AMWNW2:54 PMENE10:49 PMS227,737 mi
14
100%-6:55 AMNW3:38 PMNE11:51 PMS229,284 mi
15
100%-8:09 AMNW4:33 PMNE--
16
99%-9:12 AMNW5:39 PMNE12:53 AMS231,639 mi
17
97%-10:01 AMNW6:50 PMNE1:54 AMS234,628 mi
18
91%-10:39 AMWNW8:03 PMENE2:50 AMS237,991 mi
19
84%-11:08 AMWNW9:13 PMENE3:41 AMS241,433 mi
20
76%-11:32 AMWNW10:19 PMENE4:27 AMS244,664 mi
21
67%-11:52 AMW11:23 PME5:09 AMS247,433 mi
22
50%-12:09 PMW-5:49 AMS249,542 mi
23
47%12:24 AME12:27 PMW-6:27 AMS250,863 mi
24
38%1:26 AME12:45 PMWSW-7:06 AMS251,334 mi
25
29%2:27 AMESE1:04 PMWSW-7:46 AMS250,967 mi
26
20%3:31 AMESE1:27 PMWSW-8:29 AMS249,834 mi
27
13%4:37 AMESE1:55 PMWSW-9:16 AMS248,065 mi
28
7%5:44 AMSE2:30 PMSW-10:07 AMS245,829 mi
29
2%6:49 AMSE3:15 PMSW-11:02 AMS243,325 mi
30
0%7:49 AMSE4:11 PMSW-12:00 PMS240,753 mi
31
0%8:41 AMSE5:17 PMSW-12:59 PMS238,297 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Bastia-Poretta is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 5, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 52% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December at Bastia-Poretta

Humidity Comfort Levels in December at Bastia-PorettaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 10%Dec 10%Dec 310%Dec 310%Dec 110%Dec 110%Dec 210%Dec 210%comfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Bastia-Poretta is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 10.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on December 15, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.8 miles per hour, while on August 4, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.8 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during December is 10.8 miles per hour on December 15.

Average Wind Speed in December at Bastia-Poretta

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Bastia-Poretta throughout December is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 35% on December 24.

Wind Direction in December at Bastia-Poretta

Wind Direction in December at Bastia-PorettaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Bastia-Poretta is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Bastia-Poretta is gradually decreasing during December, falling by 3°F, from 61°F to 58°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in December at Bastia-Poretta

Average Water Temperature in December at Bastia-PorettaDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313154°F54°F56°F56°F58°F58°F60°F60°F62°F62°F64°F64°F66°F66°F68°F68°F70°F70°FNovJanDec 161°FDec 161°FDec 3158°FDec 3158°FDec 1160°FDec 1160°FDec 2159°FDec 2159°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen at Bastia-Poretta over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 16, with a 60% chance.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December at Bastia-Poretta

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December at Bastia-Porettagrowing seasonDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJan99%Dec 199%Dec 174%Dec 3174%Dec 3196%Dec 1196%Dec 1186%Dec 2186%Dec 21very coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Bastia-Poretta are gradually increasing during December, increasing by 83°F, from 4,230°F to 4,313°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in December at Bastia-Poretta

Growing Degree Days in December at Bastia-PorettaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031314,000°F4,000°F4,100°F4,100°F4,200°F4,200°F4,300°F4,300°F4,400°F4,400°F4,500°F4,500°F4,600°F4,600°FNovJanDec 14,230°FDec 14,230°FDec 314,313°FDec 314,313°FDec 114,262°FDec 114,262°FDec 214,291°FDec 214,291°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of December, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Bastia-Poretta is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 1.8 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 1.7 kWh on December 15.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December at Bastia-Poretta

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December at Bastia-PorettaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWhNovJanDec 151.7 kWhDec 151.7 kWhDec 11.8 kWhDec 11.8 kWhDec 311.8 kWhDec 311.8 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bastia-Poretta are 42.553 deg latitude, 9.484 deg longitude, and 10 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Bastia-Poretta contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 177 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 21 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,035 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,727 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Bastia-Poretta is covered by cropland (58%) and artificial surfaces (15%), within 10 miles by water (45%) and trees (25%), and within 50 miles by water (69%) and trees (13%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Bastia-Poretta, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Bastia-Poretta has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Solenzara Air Base, Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport, Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, Figari - Sud-Corse, Pisa International Airport, Grosseto Airport, Monte Argentario, and Capo Mele.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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