Barcelona Weather in December
Barcelona in December
The short of it: Barcelona in December averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 6° · rain 45 mm · daylight 9 h 12 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & April
Thirty years of records give Barcelona an average December high of 14°, a low of 6° and some 45 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 14°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 12 min in mid-December, 36 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and April.
Against its neighbours, Barcelona runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Eixample, 0 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Barcelona, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 14 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EixampleCatalonia | 0 km E | 14° | 6° | 45 mm |
| l'Antiga Esquerra de l'EixampleCatalonia | 0 km WNW | 14° | 6° | 45 mm |
| Dreta de l'EixampleCatalonia | 1 km NE | 15° | 6° | 44 mm |
| la Nova Esquerra de l'EixampleCatalonia | 1 km SW | 14° | 6° | 45 mm |
| Sant AntoniCatalonia | 1 km S | 14° | 6° | 45 mm |
| el RavalCatalonia | 1 km SE | 15° | 6° | 44 mm |
| Ciutat VellaCatalonia | 2 km SE | 15° | 6° | 44 mm |
| GràciaCatalonia | 2 km N | 14° | 6° | 45 mm |