Madrid Weather in December
Madrid in December
The short of it: Madrid in December averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 8.0 mm (0.31 in) of rain and about 10 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 18° · rain 8.0 mm · daylight 10 h 59 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & February
December in Madrid brings afternoons near 32° and nights around 18°, with about 8.0 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 8.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 59 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Madrid runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Rincón de López, 7 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Madrid, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 18 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rincón de LópezColima | 7 km WSW | 33° | 18° | 9.0 mm |
| CalerasColima | 10 km S | 34° | 19° | 8.0 mm |
| Pueblo Juárez (La Magdalena)Colima | 11 km NW | 32° | 17° | 10 mm |
| CoquimatlánColima | 15 km NNE | 33° | 17° | 9.0 mm |
| Cofradía de JuárezColima | 16 km SSW | 34° | 19° | 8.0 mm |
| IxtlahuacánColima | 17 km ESE | 33° | 18° | 8.0 mm |
| TecománColima | 19 km S | 34° | 19° | 9.0 mm |
| Ciudad de ArmeríaColima | 19 km SSW | 33° | 19° | 9.0 mm |