Málaga Weather in December
Málaga in December
The short of it: Málaga in December averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 8° · rain 88 mm · daylight 9 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Málaga an average December high of 18°, a low of 8° and some 88 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 18°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 88 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 39 min in mid-December, 30 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and May.
Against its neighbours, Málaga runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Rincón de la Victoria, 13 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Málaga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rincón de la VictoriaAndalusia | 13 km E | 17° | 8° | 83 mm |
| TorremolinosAndalusia | 13 km SSW | 17° | 9° | 90 mm |
| Alhaurín de la TorreAndalusia | 14 km WSW | 16° | 8° | 96 mm |
| ValdésAndalusia | 16 km ENE | 16° | 7° | 82 mm |
| Arroyo de la MielAndalusia | 17 km SW | 17° | 9° | 93 mm |
| CártamaAndalusia | 19 km W | 17° | 8° | 99 mm |
| BenalmádenaAndalusia | 19 km SW | 16° | 8° | 96 mm |
| MijasAndalusia | 24 km SW | 14° | 6° | 99 mm |