Tarifa Weather in December
Tarifa in December
The short of it: Tarifa in December averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 133 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 9 h 43 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 11° · rain 133 mm · daylight 9 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
December in Tarifa brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 11°, with about 133 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 11°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 133 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 43 min in mid-December, 29 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, Tarifa runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Algeciras, 19 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Tarifa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 14 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlgecirasAndalusia | 19 km NE | 17° | 11° | 134 mm |
| Los BarriosAndalusia | 22 km NNE | 17° | 11° | 135 mm |
| BenzúCeuta | 24 km ESE | 17° | 10° | 117 mm |
| Zahara de los AtunesAndalusia | 25 km WNW | 17° | 10° | 124 mm |
| South DistrictGibraltar | 26 km ENE | 16° | 11° | 128 mm |
| Town AreaOther | 26 km ENE | 16° | 11° | 128 mm |
| SandpitsOther | 27 km ENE | 17° | 11° | 131 mm |
| Upper TownOther | 27 km ENE | 17° | 11° | 131 mm |