Rethymno Weather in December
Rethymno in December
The short of it: Rethymno in December averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 10° · rain 119 mm · daylight 9 h 47 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Rethymno an average December high of 16°, a low of 10° and some 119 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 16°, nights near 10°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 119 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 47 min in mid-December, 28 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and April.
Against its neighbours, Rethymno runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Gállos, 3 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Rethymno, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 35 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GállosCrete | 3 km SW | 16° | 10° | 119 mm |
| Violí CharákiCrete | 4 km W | 16° | 10° | 119 mm |
| AtsipópouloCrete | 5 km WSW | 16° | 10° | 119 mm |
| PrinésCrete | 6 km WSW | 16° | 10° | 119 mm |
| GerániCrete | 8 km W | 16° | 10° | 119 mm |
| PigíCrete | 8 km E | 16° | 10° | 120 mm |
| PánormosCrete | 20 km ENE | 17° | 10° | 119 mm |
| PéramaCrete | 20 km E | 16° | 10° | 128 mm |