Madrid Weather in December
Madrid in December
The short of it: Madrid in December averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 749 mm (29.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 24° · rain 749 mm · daylight 11 h 35 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Madrid an average December high of 31°, a low of 24° and some 749 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 749 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 35 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Madrid runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Parang, 3 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Madrid, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 238 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h