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December Weather in Valbonne France

Daily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 56°F to 53°F, rarely falling below 46°F or exceeding 61°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 41°F to 37°F, rarely falling below 31°F or exceeding 47°F.

For reference, on August 6, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Valbonne typically range from 65°F to 81°F, while on January 12, the coldest day of the year, they range from 37°F to 52°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Valbonne

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 in Valbonne

Average Hourly Temperature in December in ValbonneDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 coldvery coldcoldcool
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.

Pollock Pines, California, United States (5,877 miles away) and Mar del Plata, Argentina (6,942 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Valbonne (view comparison).

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The month of December in Valbonne experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 44% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is December 20, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 57% of the time.

For reference, on October 20, 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 82%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Valbonne

Cloud Cover Categories in December in ValbonneDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 155%Dec 155%Dec 3156%Dec 3156%Dec 1155%Dec 1155%Dec 2157%Dec 2157%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. In Valbonne, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is decreasing, starting the month at 21% and ending it at 17%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 24% on November 17, and its lowest chance is 6% on July 14.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Valbonne

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 in Valbonne is decreasing, starting the month at 2.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.9 inches or falls below 0.4 inches, and ending the month at 2.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.3 inches or falls below 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Valbonne

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 in Valbonne, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 8 hours, 56 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 9 hours, 10 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Valbonne

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in ValbonneDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 218 hr, 56 minDec 218 hr, 56 minnightnightdaydayDec 19 hr, 10 minDec 19 hr, 10 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 in Valbonne is 7:45 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 20 minutes later at 8:05 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 4:55 PM on December 8 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 5:05 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Valbonne during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during December, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:50 AM and sets 15 hours, 27 minutes later, at 9:16 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:02 AM and sets 8 hours, 56 minutes later, at 4:58 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Valbonne

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 in Valbonne

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in ValbonneDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 in Valbonne

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in ValbonneDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 PM7:03 AM7:03 AM5:05 PM5:05 PM4:31 PM4:31 PM8:18 AM8:18 AM8:13 AM8:13 AM4:40 PM4:40 PM3:43 PM3:43 PM8:24 AM8:24 AM8:05 AM8:05 AM4:16 PM4:16 PM4:34 PM4:34 PM8:48 AM8:48 AM8:10 AM8:10 AM5:33 PM5:33 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%8:13 AMSE4:40 PMSW-12:26 PMS245,832 mi
2
2%9:17 AMSE5:28 PMSW-1:22 PMS243,768 mi
3
5%10:14 AMSE6:27 PMSW-2:20 PMS241,641 mi
4
11%11:01 AMSE7:35 PMSW-3:18 PMS239,495 mi
5
19%11:39 AMESE8:49 PMWSW-4:14 PMS237,352 mi
6
29%12:09 PMESE10:04 PMWSW-5:06 PMS235,227 mi
7
40%12:34 PMESE11:19 PMWSW-5:56 PMS233,152 mi
8
50%12:56 PME--6:43 PMS231,190 mi
9
63%-12:34 AMW1:17 PME7:30 PMS229,444 mi
10
74%-1:49 AMW1:38 PME8:18 PMS228,061 mi
11
84%-3:06 AMWNW2:00 PMENE9:08 PMS227,212 mi
12
92%-4:26 AMWNW2:27 PMENE10:02 PMS227,064 mi
13
97%-5:48 AMWNW3:00 PMENE11:00 PMS227,745 mi
14
99%-7:10 AMNW3:43 PMNE--
15
100%-8:24 AMNW4:38 PMNE12:01 AMS229,297 mi
16
99%-9:27 AMNW5:44 PMNE1:03 AMS231,658 mi
17
96%-10:16 AMNW6:56 PMNE2:04 AMS234,650 mi
18
91%-10:53 AMWNW8:10 PMENE3:00 AMS238,015 mi
19
84%-11:21 AMWNW9:21 PMENE3:51 AMS241,456 mi
20
76%-11:44 AMWNW10:28 PMENE4:37 AMS244,685 mi
21
67%-12:03 PMW11:32 PME5:19 AMS247,450 mi
22
50%-12:20 PMW-5:59 AMS249,554 mi
23
47%12:35 AME12:36 PMW-6:37 AMS250,869 mi
24
38%1:37 AME12:53 PMWSW-7:16 AMS251,335 mi
25
29%2:40 AMESE1:12 PMWSW-7:56 AMS250,962 mi
26
20%3:44 AMESE1:34 PMWSW-8:39 AMS249,824 mi
27
13%4:51 AMESE2:01 PMWSW-9:26 AMS248,051 mi
28
7%5:58 AMSE2:35 PMSW-10:17 AMS245,813 mi
29
2%7:05 AMSE3:20 PMSW-11:12 AMS243,307 mi
30
0%8:05 AMSE4:16 PMSW-12:10 PMS240,736 mi
31
0%8:57 AMSE5:23 PMSW-1:10 PMS238,281 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 in Valbonne is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 5, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 34% 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 in Valbonne

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in ValbonneDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%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%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
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 in Valbonne is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 8.3 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 19, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.6 miles per hour, while on August 9, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.3 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during December is 8.0 miles per hour on December 26.

Average Wind Speed in December in Valbonne

Average Wind Speed in December in ValbonneDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphNovJanDec 268.0 mphDec 268.0 mphDec 18.5 mphDec 18.5 mphDec 118.5 mphDec 118.5 mph
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 in Valbonne throughout December is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 41% on December 1.

Wind Direction in December in Valbonne

Wind Direction in December in ValbonneDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanwesteastnorthsouth
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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).

Valbonne 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 in Valbonne 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 in Valbonne

Average Water Temperature in December in ValbonneDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313154°F54°F56°F56°F58°F58°F60°F60°F62°F62°F64°F64°F66°F66°F68°F68°FNovJanDec 161°FDec 161°FDec 3158°FDec 3158°FDec 1159°FDec 1159°FDec 2158°FDec 2158°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).

The growing season in Valbonne typically lasts for 10 months (306 days), from around February 17 to around December 19, rarely starting after March 13, or ending before November 22.

During December in Valbonne, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly decreasing falling from 80% to 29% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Valbonne

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Valbonnegrowing seasonDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJan80%Dec 180%Dec 1Dec 3129%Dec 3129%65%Dec 1165%Dec 11Dec 2145%Dec 2145%90%Nov 2290%Nov 22very coldcoldcoolfreezingcomfortable
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 in Valbonne are essentially constant during December, remaining within 15°F of 3,478°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in December in Valbonne

Growing Degree Days in December in ValbonneDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031313,200°F3,200°F3,300°F3,300°F3,400°F3,400°F3,500°F3,500°F3,600°F3,600°F3,700°F3,700°F3,800°F3,800°FNovJanDec 13,463°FDec 13,463°FDec 313,494°FDec 313,494°FDec 113,478°FDec 113,478°FDec 213,487°FDec 213,487°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 in Valbonne 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 in Valbonne

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in ValbonneDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 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 311.7 kWhDec 311.7 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 Valbonne are 43.633 deg latitude, 6.999 deg longitude, and 761 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Valbonne contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 682 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 722 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (4,741 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (10,771 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Valbonne is covered by artificial surfaces (49%), trees (32%), and cropland (18%), within 10 miles by trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (26%), and within 50 miles by water (39%) and trees (32%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Valbonne, 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

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Valbonne.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Valbonne according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Valbonne is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Valbonne and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Valbonne and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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 .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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