Rioja Weather in December
Rioja in December
The short of it: Rioja in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 29 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 29 mm · daylight 9 h 38 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Rioja an average December high of 17°, a low of 7° and some 29 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 29 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 38 min in mid-December, 30 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Rioja runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Benahadux, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Rioja, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenahaduxAndalusia | 2 km S | 17° | 7° | 29 mm |
| GádorAndalusia | 3 km WNW | 17° | 7° | 29 mm |
| ViatorAndalusia | 7 km SSE | 17° | 7° | 26 mm |
| Huércal de AlmeríaAndalusia | 7 km SSE | 17° | 7° | 26 mm |
| Alhama de AlmeríaAndalusia | 9 km W | 15° | 5° | 38 mm |
| AlmeríaAndalusia | 12 km S | 17° | 7° | 29 mm |
| TabernasAndalusia | 13 km NNE | 16° | 5° | 34 mm |
| AguadulceAndalusia | 18 km SW | 17° | 7° | 30 mm |