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Marseille Weather in December

In December, Marseille averages a high of 13°C (55°F) and a low of 5°C (42°F), from 55 years of daily records (1971–2026).

13°C
Average high
55°F
5°C
Average low
42°F
21°C
Record high
69°F · December 29, 1974
-7°C
Record low
20°F · December 30, 2005

What December Is Like in Marseille

  • The December heat record, 21°C (69°F) on December 29, 1974, has stood for 52 years.
  • On average, 2.8 nights in December drop below freezing.
  • The warmest December in the record was 2015; the coldest was 2005.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 18% of December days, and the month averages 48 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Marseille, every December since 1971
8°C13°C17°C19801990200020102020December 1971: 14.3°CDecember 1972: 13.9°CDecember 1973: 11.8°CDecember 1974: 13.7°CDecember 1975: 12.4°CDecember 1976: 12.4°CDecember 1977: 13.7°CDecember 1978: 13.3°CDecember 1979: 12.5°CDecember 1980: 10.1°CDecember 1981: 11.7°CDecember 1982: 12.3°CDecember 1983: 12.4°CDecember 1984: 11.3°CDecember 1985: 12.7°CDecember 1986: 11.5°CDecember 1987: 12.9°CDecember 1988: 11.8°CDecember 1989: 14.2°CDecember 1990: 8.9°CDecember 1991: 11.7°CDecember 1992: 12.9°CDecember 1993: 13.2°CDecember 1994: 13.7°CDecember 1995: 13.1°CDecember 1996: 12.9°CDecember 1997: 13.2°CDecember 1998: 12.3°CDecember 1999: 12.1°CDecember 2000: 14.8°CDecember 2001: 10.9°CDecember 2002: 13.8°CDecember 2003: 12.9°CDecember 2004: 12.4°CDecember 2005: 9.3°CDecember 2006: 13.7°CDecember 2007: 11.8°CDecember 2008: 10.8°CDecember 2009: 11.4°CDecember 2010: 10.1°CDecember 2011: 13.6°CDecember 2012: 12.1°CDecember 2013: 13.3°CDecember 2014: 12.2°CDecember 2015: 15.7°CDecember 2016: 14.2°CDecember 2017: 11.1°CDecember 2018: 13.3°CDecember 2019: 14.8°CDecember 2020: 12.2°CDecember 2021: 12.6°CDecember 2022: 14.1°CDecember 2023: 13.6°CDecember 2024: 13.0°CDecember 2025: 14.1°C
Warmest: 2015 (15.7°C)Latest: 2025 (14.1°C)10-year averageLong-run average (12.6°C)

Look Up a Day in December

See the weather in Marseille on any December date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp (1971–2003); Marseilles-Marignane (2003–2026). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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