Maspalomas Weather in December
Maspalomas in December
The short of it: Maspalomas in December averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 31 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 16° · rain 31 mm · daylight 10 h 23 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & December
Thirty years of records give Maspalomas an average December high of 23°, a low of 16° and some 31 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 23°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 31 mm.
The sun is up for about 10 h 23 min in mid-December, 20 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 March and December.
Against its neighbours, Maspalomas runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Playa del Ingles, 1 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Maspalomas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 15 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del InglesCanary Islands | 1 km ESE | 23° | 16° | 30 mm |
| Puerto RicoCanary Islands | 13 km WNW | 23° | 16° | 35 mm |
| VecindarioCanary Islands | 17 km NE | 22° | 16° | 28 mm |
| Santa LucíaCanary Islands | 17 km NNE | 18° | 12° | 47 mm |
| San Bartolomé de TirajanaCanary Islands | 18 km N | 15° | 9° | 56 mm |
| MogánCanary Islands | 19 km NW | 20° | 13° | 46 mm |
| AgüimesCanary Islands | 21 km NE | 22° | 15° | 31 mm |
| IngenioCanary Islands | 23 km NE | 21° | 14° | 38 mm |