Portbou Weather in December
Portbou in December
The short of it: Portbou in December averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 5° · rain 49 mm · daylight 9 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Portbou an average December high of 13°, a low of 5° and some 49 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 13°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 49 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 5 min in mid-December, 37 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Portbou runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Banyuls de la Marenda, 7 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Portbou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banyuls de la MarendaOccitanie | 7 km NNW | 13° | 6° | 47 mm |
| LlançàCatalonia | 7 km S | 13° | 5° | 47 mm |
| PortvendresOccitanie | 11 km NNW | 13° | 6° | 48 mm |
| ArgelesOccitanie | 17 km NW | 14° | 5° | 48 mm |
| RosesCatalonia | 18 km S | 14° | 5° | 44 mm |
| Castelló d'EmpúriesCatalonia | 20 km SSW | 14° | 5° | 41 mm |
| EmpuriabravaCatalonia | 20 km S | 14° | 5° | 40 mm |
| FigueresCatalonia | 24 km SW | 14° | 4° | 41 mm |