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Weather in December in East-Flanders

Planning a journey to East-Flanders this December and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in East-Flanders in December?

East-Flanders is a region in Belgium. December in East-Flanders generally has cold temperatures, with moderate precipitation. During December, winter is in full swing.

Temperatures

You can expect cold maximum daytime temperatures of around 8°C and nighttime temperatures around 3°C in Ghent. To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of East-Flanders in December, check out the map below.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of East-Flanders, check out the map below.

Precipitation

December is a moderate rainy month with an average rainfall of around 76 mm in Ghent.

Average sunshine

The city Ghent usually sees around 50 hours of sunlight, indicating fewer sunny days.

For more details on the yearly climate, visit our East-Flanders climate page.

Where to go in East-Flanders in December

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the East-Flanders on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more details.

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Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Select a Month of Interest

Check the conditions for any month of the year.

For a detailed overview over the year and the best time to visit Belgium, check out our East-Flanders's climate page.

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in December for the 5 most popular destinations in East-Flanders?

Ghent

In December Ghent generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 8°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 3°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Ghent
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
11°C 
5°C 
67 hours 
68 mm 
19 days 
8°C 
3°C 
50 hours 
76 mm 
18 days 
poor 
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16°C 
8°C 
1,627 hours 
811 mm 
192 days 
poor 
Climate in Ghent

Oudenaarde

In December Oudenaarde generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 8°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 3°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Oudenaarde
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
11°C 
5°C 
67 hours 
69 mm 
18 days 
8°C 
3°C 
50 hours 
78 mm 
18 days 
poor 
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16°C 
8°C 
1,627 hours 
822 mm 
189 days 
poor 
Climate in Oudenaarde

Maldegem

In December Maldegem generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 8°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 3°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Maldegem
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
11°C 
6°C 
66 hours 
73 mm 
19 days 
8°C 
3°C 
51 hours 
78 mm 
19 days 
poor 
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15°C 
8°C 
1,715 hours 
813 mm 
192 days 
poor 
Climate in Maldegem

Geraardsbergen

In December Geraardsbergen generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 8°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 2°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Geraardsbergen
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
11°C 
5°C 
64 hours 
69 mm 
19 days 
8°C 
2°C 
44 hours 
79 mm 
19 days 
poor 
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16°C 
7°C 
1,484 hours 
818 mm 
198 days 
poor 
Climate in Geraardsbergen

Ronse

In December Ronse generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 8°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 3°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Ronse
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
11°C 
5°C 
67 hours 
69 mm 
18 days 
8°C 
3°C 
50 hours 
79 mm 
18 days 
poor 
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16°C 
7°C 
1,627 hours 
817 mm 
191 days 
poor 
Climate in Ronse

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in East-Flanders, in Belgium.

Is December the best time to visit East-Flanders?

In our opinion, December may not be the ideal time to visit East-Flanders due to the typically poor weather in Ghent.

On average, the best time to visit East-Flanders is in June, July, August and September with generally perfect weather in Ghent. In contrast, January, February and December tend to have poor weather conditions.

Interested in more climate information?

We have much more information about the climate in East-Flanders.

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