Spain in December: where is it warmest?
In December, Playa de las Américas (Los Cristianos), Tenerife is the warmest place with 21 °C by day, Llívia the coolest with 7 °C. 15 of 102 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in December, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa de las Américas (Los Cristianos), Tenerife | 55 | 21° | 21° | 7 h | 6 |
| Los Gigantes, Tenerife | 55 | 21° | 21° | 7 h | 6 |
| Maspalomas (Playa del Inglés), Gran Canaria | 54 | 21° | 21° | 6 h | 5 |
| Costa Calma, Fuerteventura | 53 | 21° | 21° | 7 h | 2 |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 87 | 20° | 21° | 6 h | 6 |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 81 | 20° | 21° | 6 h | 8 |
| Santa Cruz de La Palma | 75 | 20° | 21° | 5 h | 9 |
| Corralejo, Fuerteventura | 52 | 20° | 20° | 7 h | 3 |
| Costa Adeje, Tenerife | 50 | 20° | 21° | 7 h | 6 |
| Playa Blanca, Lanzarote | 50 | 20° | 20° | 7 h | 3 |
| Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote | 48 | 20° | 20° | 7 h | 3 |
| Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife | 48 | 20° | 21° | 6 h | 6 |
| San Cristóbal de La Laguna | 71 | 18° | 21° | 3 h | 8 |
| Melilla | 26 | 18° | 17° | 6 h | 6 |
| Murcia | 82 | 17° | – | 6 h | 4 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 73 | 17° | – | 5 h | 8 |
| Torrevieja, Costa Blanca | 28 | 17° | 16° | 6 h | 4 |
| Cádiz | 22 | 17° | 17° | 5 h | 8 |
| Alicante | 79 | 16° | 16° | 6 h | 4 |
| Cartagena | 79 | 16° | 17° | 6 h | 4 |
| Almería | 78 | 16° | 16° | 6 h | 4 |
| Elche | 77 | 16° | – | 6 h | 4 |
| Seville | 74 | 16° | – | 6 h | 7 |
| Valencia | 72 | 16° | 16° | 5 h | 6 |
| La Manga | 28 | 16° | 17° | 6 h | 4 |
| Benidorm | 26 | 16° | 16° | 6 h | 6 |
| Ibiza Town | 25 | 16° | 16° | 5 h | 6 |
| Dénia | 25 | 16° | 16° | 6 h | 6 |
| Huelva | 25 | 16° | 17° | 6 h | 7 |
| Altea | 25 | 16° | 16° | 6 h | 6 |
| Moraira | 25 | 16° | 16° | 6 h | 6 |
| Tarifa | 22 | 16° | 18° | 5 h | 10 |
| Sanlúcar de Barrameda | 22 | 16° | 17° | 5 h | 8 |
| Málaga | 21 | 16° | 16° | 5 h | 8 |
| Marbella | 21 | 16° | 16° | 5 h | 7 |
| Torremolinos | 21 | 16° | 16° | 5 h | 8 |
| Nerja | 21 | 16° | 16° | 5 h | 8 |
| Fuengirola | 21 | 16° | 16° | 5 h | 8 |
| Conil de la Frontera | 20 | 16° | 17° | 5 h | 9 |
| Ceuta | 19 | 16° | 17° | 5 h | 10 |
| Algeciras | 19 | 16° | 17° | 5 h | 10 |
| Estepona | 18 | 16° | 16° | 5 h | 10 |
| Castellón de la Plana | 73 | 15° | 16° | 6 h | 5 |
| Córdoba | 69 | 15° | – | 6 h | 8 |
| Manacor | 65 | 15° | – | 5 h | 7 |
| Villarreal | 29 | 15° | 16° | 6 h | 5 |
| Calp | 25 | 15° | 16° | 5 h | 6 |
| Palma de Mallorca | 24 | 15° | 17° | 5 h | 6 |
| Paguera | 24 | 15° | 16° | 5 h | 6 |
| Magaluf | 24 | 15° | 17° | 5 h | 6 |
| Sóller | 23 | 15° | 16° | 5 h | 6 |
| S'Arenal | 23 | 15° | 17° | 5 h | 6 |
| Cala Millor | 22 | 15° | 17° | 5 h | 7 |
| Cala Ratjada | 22 | 15° | 17° | 5 h | 7 |
| Porto Cristo | 22 | 15° | 17° | 5 h | 7 |
| Alcúdia, Mallorca | 21 | 15° | 16° | 5 h | 8 |
| Pollença | 21 | 15° | 16° | 5 h | 8 |
| Benalmádena | 21 | 15° | 16° | 5 h | 8 |
| Mahón, Menorca | 18 | 15° | 16° | 5 h | 9 |
| Peníscola | 26 | 14° | 16° | 5 h | 5 |
| Cambrils | 26 | 14° | 16° | 5 h | 5 |
| Salou, Costa Daurada | 25 | 14° | 15° | 5 h | 5 |
| Artà | 20 | 14° | 17° | 5 h | 8 |
| Sitges | 19 | 14° | 15° | 3 h | 5 |
| Barcelona | 54 | 13° | 15° | 3 h | 6 |
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 54 | 13° | 15° | 3 h | 6 |
| Girona | 53 | 13° | – | 5 h | 7 |
| Granada | 52 | 13° | – | 5 h | 8 |
| Ronda | 52 | 13° | – | 5 h | 8 |
| Santander | 33 | 13° | 14° | 3 h | 14 |
| Gijón | 33 | 13° | 14° | 4 h | 15 |
| A Coruña | 32 | 13° | 14° | 3 h | 15 |
| Bilbao | 31 | 13° | – | 2 h | 15 |
| Vigo | 31 | 13° | 14° | 3 h | 15 |
| Tarragona | 25 | 13° | 15° | 5 h | 5 |
| Lloret de Mar, Costa Brava | 22 | 13° | 15° | 5 h | 7 |
| Cadaqués | 22 | 13° | 15° | 5 h | 6 |
| Tossa de Mar | 22 | 13° | 15° | 5 h | 7 |
| Empuriabrava | 22 | 13° | 15° | 5 h | 6 |
| Valldemossa | 21 | 13° | 16° | 5 h | 8 |
| Calella | 21 | 13° | 15° | 4 h | 6 |
| Ferrol | 5 | 13° | 14° | 3 h | 15 |
| Guernica | 4 | 13° | 14° | 2 h | 15 |
| Pontevedra | 4 | 13° | 14° | 3 h | 15 |
| Figueres | 53 | 12° | – | 5 h | 6 |
| Zaragoza | 49 | 12° | – | 4 h | 6 |
| Terrassa | 48 | 12° | – | 4 h | 6 |
| Oviedo | 30 | 12° | – | 4 h | 14 |
| San Sebastián | 26 | 12° | 14° | 3 h | 15 |
| Santiago de Compostela | 26 | 12° | – | 3 h | 15 |
| Hondarribia | 5 | 12° | 14° | 3 h | 14 |
| Toledo | 42 | 11° | – | 5 h | 8 |
| Madrid | 40 | 10° | – | 5 h | 7 |
| Alcobendas | 37 | 10° | – | 4 h | 8 |
| Salamanca | 30 | 9° | – | 4 h | 8 |
| Valladolid | 25 | 9° | – | 3 h | 9 |
| Pamplona | 24 | 9° | – | 3 h | 9 |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | 16 | 9° | – | 3 h | 14 |
| León | 21 | 8° | – | 4 h | 10 |
| Segovia | 21 | 8° | – | 4 h | 10 |
| Burgos | 16 | 8° | – | 3 h | 10 |
| Llívia | 34 | 7° | – | 4 h | 6 |
Spain in December: quick answers
Spain in December: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in December are Playa de las Américas (Los Cristianos), Tenerife (21 °C), Los Gigantes, Tenerife (21 °C) and Maspalomas (Playa del Inglés), Gran Canaria (21 °C).
Spain in December: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Playa de las Américas (Los Cristianos), Tenerife (21 °C), Los Gigantes, Tenerife (21 °C) and Maspalomas (Playa del Inglés), Gran Canaria (21 °C).
Spain in December: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in December – warm, sunny and dry – is in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Murcia and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences