Balmaseda Weather in December
Balmaseda in December
The short of it: Balmaseda in December averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 5° · rain 102 mm · daylight 9 h 0 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Balmaseda an average December high of 12°, a low of 5° and some 102 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 12°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 0 min in mid-December, 38 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 July and September.
Against its neighbours, Balmaseda runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Zalla, 7 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Balmaseda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 41 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZallaBasque Country | 7 km NE | 13° | 6° | 106 mm |
| GüeñesBasque Country | 9 km E | 13° | 5° | 106 mm |
| OrtuellaBasque Country | 17 km NE | 14° | 6° | 112 mm |
| ZierbenaBasque Country | 19 km NNE | 14° | 7° | 113 mm |
| SanturtziBasque Country | 20 km NE | 15° | 7° | 110 mm |
| PortugaleteBasque Country | 20 km NE | 15° | 7° | 110 mm |
| SestaoBasque Country | 20 km NE | 15° | 7° | 110 mm |
| BarakaldoBasque Country | 20 km ENE | 15° | 7° | 111 mm |