Lorca Weather in December
Lorca in December
The short of it: Lorca in December averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 9 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 30 mm · daylight 9 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Lorca an average December high of 16°, a low of 4° and some 30 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 16°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 30 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 34 min in mid-December, 31 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 April and October.
Against its neighbours, Lorca runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Puerto Lumbreras, 15 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Lorca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto LumbrerasMurcia | 15 km SW | 15° | 4° | 33 mm |
| TotanaMurcia | 21 km ENE | 16° | 5° | 27 mm |
| PulpíAndalusia | 29 km S | 17° | 6° | 29 mm |
| ÁguilasMurcia | 31 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 25 mm |
| Alhama de MurciaMurcia | 31 km NE | 16° | 5° | 26 mm |
| Velez RubioAndalusia | 33 km W | 13° | 2° | 43 mm |
| MazarrónMurcia | 35 km ESE | 18° | 6° | 24 mm |
| Huercal-OveraAndalusia | 38 km SW | 16° | 5° | 29 mm |