Weather in Alicante in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Alicante in December
The temperature in December is +18°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +24°C during the day and a minimum of +4°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 15% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°C to +18°C.
Is Alicante warm or cold in December?
Alicante is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +19°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +12°C to +10°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Alicante, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Alicante in December
Water in Alicante in December is Fresh. It varies from +15°C to +18°C, with an average of +17°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +16°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Alicante in December?
Climate in Alicante in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +16°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +1°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +25°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 35 mm | 23 mm | 33 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +17°C | +15°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 66% | 66% | 64% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +19°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +16°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 35 mm to 23 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 66%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 15 to 16.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Alicante is gradually decreasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last December in Alicante?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Alicante in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1993 (+20°C) and the highest in 2022 (+24°C). The driest year was 1995 with only 126 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 672 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Alicante, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.