El Cotillo Weather in December
El Cotillo in December
The short of it: El Cotillo in December averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 16° · rain 28 mm · daylight 10 h 19 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & March
Thirty years of records give El Cotillo an average December high of 22°, a low of 16° and some 28 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 22°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 28 mm.
The sun is up for about 10 h 19 min in mid-December, 21 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and March.
Against its neighbours, El Cotillo runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. La Oliva, 11 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in El Cotillo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La OlivaCanary Islands | 11 km SE | 21° | 14° | 30 mm |
| CorralejoCanary Islands | 15 km ENE | 22° | 16° | 26 mm |
| Puerto del RosarioCanary Islands | 25 km SE | 22° | 15° | 28 mm |
| Playa BlancaCanary Islands | 27 km NE | 22° | 15° | 26 mm |
| AntiguaCanary Islands | 29 km S | 21° | 14° | 32 mm |
| BetancuríaCanary Islands | 29 km S | 20° | 13° | 33 mm |
| PájaraCanary Islands | 38 km SSW | 21° | 14° | 30 mm |
| YaizaCanary Islands | 38 km NE | 21° | 14° | 28 mm |