Marsaskala Weather in December
Marsaskala in December
The short of it: Marsaskala in December averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 12° · rain 99 mm · daylight 9 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Marsaskala an average December high of 18°, a low of 12° and some 99 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 18°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 99 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 44 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Marsaskala runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Marsaxlokk, 3 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Marsaskala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarsaxlokkMarsaxlokk | 3 km SW | 18° | 12° | 99 mm |
| ŻejtunIż-Żejtun | 3 km WSW | 18° | 12° | 100 mm |
| XgħajraIx-Xgħajra | 3 km NW | 18° | 12° | 99 mm |
| ŻabbarĦaż-Żabbar | 3 km WNW | 18° | 12° | 98 mm |
| KalkaraIl-Kalkara | 4 km NW | 18° | 12° | 98 mm |
| CospicuaBormla | 4 km NW | 18° | 12° | 98 mm |
| TarxienTa’ Xbiex | 5 km W | 18° | 12° | 100 mm |
| GħaxaqĦal Għaxaq | 5 km WSW | 18° | 12° | 100 mm |