Las Cortes Weather in December
Las Cortes in December
The short of it: Las Cortes in December averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 3° · rain 42 mm · daylight 9 h 18 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Las Cortes an average December high of 11°, a low of 3° and some 42 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 11°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 18 min in mid-December, 34 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 May and April.
Against its neighbours, Las Cortes runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Madrid, 0 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Las Cortes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MadridMadrid | 0 km W | 11° | 3° | 42 mm |
| Madrid CentroMadrid | 1 km WNW | 11° | 3° | 44 mm |
| EmbajadoresMadrid | 1 km SSW | 11° | 3° | 42 mm |
| LavapiésMadrid | 1 km SSW | 11° | 3° | 42 mm |
| RetiroMadrid | 1 km ESE | 11° | 3° | 42 mm |
| ArganzuelaMadrid | 2 km S | 11° | 3° | 42 mm |
| ChamberíMadrid | 2 km NNW | 11° | 3° | 44 mm |
| SalamancaMadrid | 2 km NE | 11° | 3° | 44 mm |