Bilbao Weather in December
Bilbao in December
The short of it: Bilbao in December averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 7° · rain 109 mm · daylight 8 h 59 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Bilbao brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 7°, with about 109 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 14°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 109 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 59 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Bilbao runs about middling and drier than most in December. Santutxu, 1 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Bilbao, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 48 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SantutxuBasque Country | 1 km SE | 14° | 6° | 110 mm |
| BasauriBasque Country | 4 km SE | 14° | 6° | 106 mm |
| ErandioBasque Country | 6 km NW | 15° | 7° | 111 mm |
| BarakaldoBasque Country | 6 km NW | 15° | 7° | 111 mm |
| ArrigorriagaBasque Country | 7 km SSE | 14° | 6° | 106 mm |
| GaldakaoBasque Country | 8 km ESE | 13° | 6° | 107 mm |
| SestaoBasque Country | 8 km NW | 15° | 7° | 110 mm |
| LeioaBasque Country | 9 km NW | 15° | 7° | 111 mm |