Rota Weather in December
Rota in December
The short of it: Rota in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 40 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 17° · low 9° · rain 90 mm · daylight 9 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Rota an average December high of 17°, a low of 9° and some 90 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 90 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 40 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Rota runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. El Puerto de Santa María, 12 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Rota, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Puerto de Santa MaríaAndalusia | 12 km ESE | 17° | 9° | 94 mm |
| CadizAndalusia | 12 km SSE | 16° | 10° | 90 mm |
| ChipionaAndalusia | 14 km NNW | 17° | 9° | 90 mm |
| Sanlúcar de BarramedaAndalusia | 17 km N | 17° | 8° | 93 mm |
| Puerto RealAndalusia | 19 km SE | 17° | 9° | 94 mm |
| Jerez de la FronteraAndalusia | 21 km ENE | 17° | 8° | 100 mm |
| San FernandoAndalusia | 22 km SE | 17° | 10° | 94 mm |
| Chiclana de la FronteraAndalusia | 30 km SE | 17° | 10° | 98 mm |