Nerja Weather in December
Nerja in December
The short of it: Nerja in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 39 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 17° · low 8° · rain 67 mm · daylight 9 h 39 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
December in Nerja brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 8°, with about 67 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 67 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and April.
Against its neighbours, Nerja runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Torrox, 7 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Nerja, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TorroxAndalusia | 7 km W | 17° | 8° | 71 mm |
| AlgarroboAndalusia | 15 km W | 17° | 8° | 75 mm |
| AlmuñécarAndalusia | 16 km E | 18° | 9° | 64 mm |
| Torre del MarAndalusia | 20 km W | 18° | 9° | 78 mm |
| Vélez-MálagaAndalusia | 21 km W | 18° | 8° | 79 mm |
| SalobreñaAndalusia | 26 km E | 18° | 9° | 62 mm |
| Alhama de GranadaAndalusia | 30 km NNW | 14° | 3° | 73 mm |
| MotrilAndalusia | 32 km E | 17° | 8° | 57 mm |