Marbella Weather in December
Marbella in December
The short of it: Marbella in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 115 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 115 mm · daylight 9 h 41 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Marbella an average December high of 17°, a low of 9° and some 115 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 115 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 41 min in mid-December, 29 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Marbella runs about middling and wetter than most in December. San Pedro Alcántara, 10 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Marbella, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 28 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Pedro AlcántaraAndalusia | 10 km WSW | 17° | 10° | 118 mm |
| CoínAndalusia | 20 km NE | 16° | 7° | 106 mm |
| Alhaurín el GrandeAndalusia | 23 km NE | 16° | 7° | 102 mm |
| FuengirolaAndalusia | 23 km E | 17° | 11° | 99 mm |
| MijasAndalusia | 24 km ENE | 14° | 6° | 99 mm |
| EsteponaAndalusia | 25 km WSW | 17° | 10° | 123 mm |
| BenalmádenaAndalusia | 29 km ENE | 16° | 8° | 96 mm |
| CártamaAndalusia | 31 km NE | 17° | 8° | 99 mm |