Upper Town Weather in December
Upper Town in December
The short of it: Upper Town in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 131 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 9 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 11° · rain 131 mm · daylight 9 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
December in Upper Town brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 11°, with about 131 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 11°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 131 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 43 min in mid-December, 29 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Upper Town runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Gibraltar, 1 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Upper Town, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 35 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar00 | 1 km N | 17° | 11° | 131 mm |
| Reclamation AreasGibraltar | 1 km NNW | 17° | 11° | 131 mm |
| Town AreaOther | 2 km S | 16° | 11° | 128 mm |
| South DistrictGibraltar | 2 km S | 16° | 11° | 128 mm |
| La Línea de la ConcepciónAndalusia | 4 km N | 17° | 11° | 131 mm |
| San RoqueAndalusia | 9 km NNW | 17° | 11° | 132 mm |
| AlgecirasAndalusia | 9 km W | 17° | 11° | 134 mm |
| Los BarriosAndalusia | 14 km WNW | 17° | 11° | 135 mm |