Tangier Weather in December
Tangier in December
The short of it: Tangier in December averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 127 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 11° · rain 127 mm · daylight 9 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Tangier an average December high of 18°, a low of 11° and some 127 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 18°, nights near 11°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 127 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 45 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Tangier runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Gueznaia, 11 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Tangier, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GueznaiaTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima | 11 km SW | 18° | 10° | 126 mm |
| Dar ChaouiTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima | 27 km SSE | 18° | 10° | 134 mm |
| TarifaAndalusia | 32 km NNE | 17° | 11° | 133 mm |
| KariaTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima | 33 km S | 18° | 10° | 132 mm |
| AsilahTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima | 40 km SSW | 18° | 10° | 109 mm |
| FnidekTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima | 41 km ENE | 17° | 10° | 115 mm |
| Zahara de los AtunesAndalusia | 41 km N | 17° | 10° | 124 mm |
| BenzúCeuta | 42 km ENE | 17° | 10° | 117 mm |